# Herniated discs at Triple S Steel Supply
> OSHA SIR `2017021734` · 2/22/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Triple S Steel Supply
- **Location:** 8603 Monroe, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a 112-pound stack of steel product by hand when he felt pain in his lower back due to a herniated disc.

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