Incident date: 2017-12-12
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a sledgehammer to drive a stake when he felt a pop and pain in his lower back on the left side of his tailbone. He fell to the ground and was unable to move his left leg. He suffered a herniated L5 disk.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Sledges, sledgehammers
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate