# Herniated discs at Unifrax I LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021570` · 2/14/2018 · TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Unifrax I LLC
- **Location:** 360 Firetower Drive, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14150
- **NAICS:** 327999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder inside an oven in order to clean it. The employee slipped and fell 2-5 feet off the ladder resulting in a bulging disc in the neck.

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