# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at AMAZON
> OSHA SIR `20171110684` · 11/6/2017 · BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** AMAZON
- **Location:** 650 Boulder Drive, BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18031
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a back injury while picking orders and lifting a box, requiring hospitalization.

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