# Herniated discs at PALL Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018021058` · 2/1/2018 · PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** PALL Corporation
- **Location:** 25 Harbor Park Dr., PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, 11050
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained a bulging disc in his neck while lifting a cardboard file box.

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