# Herniated discs at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2016088016` · 8/25/2016 · POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 1004 South Broadway, POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, 63901
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a package and suffered a herniated disc in the lower back.

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