# Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified at FedEx Freight, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107827` · 10/20/2015 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Pallet jack-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Freight, Inc.
- **Location:** 419 37th Street N, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35205
- **NAICS:** 481112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering a pallet to a local business using a manual pallet jack. During the delivery, the employee moved and pulled or strained a muscle in his side and lower back.

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