# Herniated discs at Musselman & Hall Contractors, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171211805` · 12/12/2017 · LENEXA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Musselman & Hall Contractors, LLC
- **Location:** UPS Customer Center, LENEXA, KANSAS, 66215
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to drive a stake when he felt a pop and pain in his lower back on the left side of his tailbone. He fell to the ground and was unable to move his left leg. He suffered a herniated L5 disk.

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