# Herniated discs at BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MEDFORD DISTRICT OFFICE
> OSHA SIR `2016098888` · 9/19/2016 · MEDFORD, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Logs
## Employer
- **Name:** BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MEDFORD DISTRICT OFFICE
- **Location:** 3040 BIDDLE ROAD, MEDFORD, OREGON, 97504
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While walking down a steep slope in the woods and crossing a gully on a log, an employee fell and landed on their back, suffering a ruptured spinal column and requiring hospitalization.

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