# Herniated discs at Dresser, Inc. GE Oil and Gas Division
> OSHA SIR `2016021380` · 2/15/2016 · BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Dresser, Inc. GE Oil and Gas Division
- **Location:** 41 Fisher Avenue, BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, 16701
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee hurt his back while placing a roll of plastic onto an uncoiler.  The roll of plastic weighs approximately 40 pounds.  While placing the roll onto the uncoiler, the roll slipped and fell.  The employee attempted to catch the falling roll of plastic resulting in a lower back injury.

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