# Herniated discs at Gordon Food Service Store
> OSHA SIR `2018087978` · 8/5/2018 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Gordon Food Service Store
- **Location:** 6740 Peach Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16509
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting and moving 15-pound cases of sports drink when he felt a pop in his lower back. He was hospitalized for a herniated disk in his lower back.

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