# Sprains at Ateeco Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010970` · 10/21/2019 · SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lowering-single episode
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Ateeco Inc.
- **Location:** 600 East Centre St., SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA, 17976
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about October 21, 2019, an employee had just removed an empty pallet off a stack and slid it onto the floor when the employee felt a sharp pain in the lower back hip area. The employee had a back spasm and was hospitalized for a back sprain.

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