# Herniated discs at Fed Ex Freight
> OSHA SIR `2016099025` · 9/23/2016 · HENDERSON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Fed Ex Freight
- **Location:** 9351 Willow Court, HENDERSON, COLORADO, 80640
- **NAICS:** 488330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee bent over to lift up a handle to raise a dolly. When he came back up, he felt a pop in his back. He was hospitalized for a herniated disc in his back.

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