# Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at Henkel US Operations Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20181010770` · 10/18/2018 · RICHMOND, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Henkel US Operations Corporation
- **Location:** 201 Highway 10 East, RICHMOND, MISSOURI, 64085
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 10/18/2018, at 8:25 AM, an employee experienced back pain while bending over to pick up material from floor level. He had been purging material from an extruder onto poly sheeting placed on the floor. The back pain caused him to sit on the floor, and he was unable to stand up on his own. He was hospitalized with lower disc inflammation.

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