# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at NORTHWEST PIPE CO
> OSHA SIR `2015021058` · 2/2/2015 · ATCHISON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHWEST PIPE CO
- **Location:** 8154 INDUSTRIAL PARK LANE, ATCHISON, KANSAS, 66002
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a forklift step using a vise. The employee tried to bend the step back into shape by pushing up on the step and injured his lower back.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*