# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Dillen Products
> OSHA SIR `2017021420` · 2/13/2017 · MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Dillen Products
- **Location:** 15150 MADISON ROAD, MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO, 44062
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up at his workstation while a nearby coworker was moving a pallet of parts. The pallet struck an empty pallet, which in turn struck the employee as he tried to move out of the way. He fell and landed on the empty pallet, injuring his back.

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