# Herniated discs at Fastenal Company
> OSHA SIR `2019088126` · 8/8/2019 · EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Fastenal Company
- **Location:** 9911 Woodend Rd, EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS, 66111
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting an empty pallet when he felt a pop in his lower back. He was hospitalized with bulging discs in his lower back.

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