Incident date: 2019-03-14
NAICS industry code: 335224

While lifting a box that weighed 34.4 pounds, an employee twisted and experienced a pain in the back. The employee was hospitalized with a strained/sprained back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Multiple sprains, strains, tears
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate