# Pinched nerve at Waste Pro
> OSHA SIR `2015031465` · 3/25/2015 · HERNANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Pinched nerve
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes
- **Source:** Trash, garbage
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Pro
- **Location:** 1027 Overdrive Circle, HERNANDO, FLORIDA, 34442
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working on his route, an employee felt intense pain in his back, going down to the back of his legs. He was hospitalized with a pinched nerve in his back.

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