# Strains at Skanska-Walsh Joint Venture
> OSHA SIR `2017087608` · 8/9/2017 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** Skanska-Walsh Joint Venture
- **Location:** LaGuardia Airport - Hanger 5a, Runway Drive, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11371
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a bucket of bolts when he strained his back.

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