Incident date: 2025-04-28
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was troubleshooting connectors for computer controls and was kneeling down on the ground to disconnect a pin cable connection. He reached forward and felt his lower back pop/lock and could not move to a standing position. The employee was hospitalized for a lower back sprain/strain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Twisting, reaching, bending
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate