# Strains at ECOLOGICAL FIBERS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018032552` · 3/14/2018 · LUNENBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** ECOLOGICAL FIBERS INC.
- **Location:** 40 PIONEER DR., LUNENBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, 01462
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping another employee lift a box when the weight shifted in the box and he felt a pinch in his back. He was hospitalized with a lower back strain.

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