# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at American Medical Response
> OSHA SIR `20181010431` · 10/9/2018 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck bump, hole, or rough terrain in road surface
- **Source:** Ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** American Medical Response
- **Location:** 2157 Main Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14214
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A paramedic was riding in the back of an ambulance when it ran over a pothole or bump in the road, jarring his back. He suffered lower back pain and was hospitalized.

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