# Strains at Applied Acoustics International
> OSHA SIR `2020098778` · 9/16/2020 · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Applied Acoustics International
- **Location:** 1001 State St, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
- **NAICS:** 999999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a push aid to unjam shredder output when he felt a pain in his lower back and leg. He was hospitalized for a lower back strain.

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