# Herniated discs at CEMS of Ohio, Inc., dba MedCare Ambulance
> OSHA SIR `2017054185` · 5/8/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional
- **Source:** Patient
- **Secondary source:** Beds, mattresses
## Employer
- **Name:** CEMS of Ohio, Inc., dba MedCare Ambulance
- **Location:** 181 Taylor Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43203
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker and a nurse move a quadriplegic patient from a bed using the bed sheet when the patient fell on the employee. The employee suffered a herniated back disc and was hospitalized.

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