# Herniated discs at Forward Air, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054334` · 5/4/2018 · WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Forward Air, Inc.
- **Location:** 315 Ella Grasso Turnpike, WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT, 06096
- **NAICS:** 481112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 4, 2018, an employee was operating a forklift truck when it ran into a pole in the warehouse, throwing the employee from the truck. The employee suffered a spinal injury and contusion, as well as a herniated neck disc.

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