# Herniated discs at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
> OSHA SIR `20191111532` · 11/5/2019 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
- **Location:** 1220 Pacific Coast Highway, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92101
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was rigging a 2.5-inch anchor safety shackler weighing 75 pounds when he suffered a herniated disc in his back.

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