# Herniated discs at Prospect Crozier
> OSHA SIR `2019033208` · 3/27/2019 · UPLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Prospect Crozier
- **Location:** 1 Medical Center, UPLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 19015
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 11:30 a.m. on March 27, 2019, a paramedic suffered a slipped disc in the lower back while lifting a 350-pound patient into an ambulance. He was hospitalized.

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