# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Novipax LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019032819` · 3/18/2019 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Novipax LLC
- **Location:** 4275 Reading Crest Avenue, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A packer lifted a 46-pound box containing packaging materials from floor level to a cart at waist level. The employee experienced severe pain in the lower back and down the leg and fell to the floor, unable to stand. The employee was hospitalized.

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