Incident date: 2017-04-03
NAICS industry code: 423120

An employee was processing returns and moving 3-pound plastic totes by hand. He picked up an empty tote to stack it and hurt his lower back, requiring hospitalization for severe back pain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate