# Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified at Eversource
> OSHA SIR `2016054438` · 5/20/2016 · WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Protective equipment, except clothing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Eversource
- **Location:** Windsor Locks Substation, WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT, 06096
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Friday, May 20, 2016, an employee was testing personal protective equipment when he strained/sprained his back. He was hospitalized.

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