# Herniated discs at Vista Metals Georgia
> OSHA SIR `2016054570` · 5/24/2016 · ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Vista Metals Georgia
- **Location:** 800 Martin Luther King Dr., ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
- **NAICS:** 331315
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift to move materials when a piece of material rolled off the stack, causing the forklift to pitch forward and then return to the ground. The employee struck the windshield, rupturing his discs.

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