# Fractures at Publix
> OSHA SIR `2019055373` · 5/29/2019 · CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 20425 Old Cutler Road, CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, 33189
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a box in a meat cooler and felt pain in his back. The employee suffered a lower back fracture and was admitted to the hospital.

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