# Strains at U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin., Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Tower
> OSHA SIR `2016065359` · 6/16/2016 · MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin., Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Tower
- **Location:** 6311 34th Avenue S, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55450
- **NAICS:** 488111
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On or about June 16, 2016, at 7:20 a.m., an employee was moving sheets of paper when the paper shifted, aggravating the employee's pre-existing back trouble. The employee was hospitalized with back strain and lower back muscle spasms.

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