Incident date: 2023-06-20
NAICS industry code: 492110

On June 20, 2023, an employee was loading packages onto a package car. As she moved a 36-pound package from the truck's floor and set it on the shelf, in a twisting motion, she felt discomfort in her lower back. The employee was hospitalized for sciatica.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions
code_source: title: Packages, parcels
code_nature: title: Pinched nerve
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate