# Herniated discs at United States Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191111867` · 11/14/2019 · CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 400 State Street, CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15025
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying cases of water from ground level up a flight of stairs. When he squatted down to pick up the last three cases of water, he suffered a severe back strain with two torn discs. He was hospitalized.

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