# Herniated discs at Schlumberger Technology Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018077651` · 7/27/2018 · CATARINA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Turning handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- **Location:** Chesapeake Gates Q2H, CATARINA, TEXAS, 78836
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had closed a plug valve halfway with a valve bar when he immediately felt a sharp pain in his lower back due to bulging discs that caused a pinched nerve.

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