# Strains at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill
> OSHA SIR `2019077827` · 7/31/2019 · POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and back
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill
- **Location:** 420 South Jackson Street, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17901
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving heavy floor mats out of a building and into his car. He suffered neck and back strains due to the heaving lifting.

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