Incident date: 2025-08-18
NAICS industry code: 488320

On August 18, 2025, an employee was lifting a box weighing approximately 30 pounds to prepare it for shipping. He turned to place the box on a bench behind him and felt a pop in his back that caused immediate pain. The employee was hospitalized for herniated discs and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Multiple types of overexertions, bodily motion and position
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Disc disorders, herniated disc
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate