# Herniated discs at W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201211945` · 12/22/2020 · LINCOLN, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
- **Source:** Bulldozers
- **Secondary source:** Rocks, crushed stone
## Employer
- **Name:** W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 16 Access Hwy, LINCOLN, MAINE, 04457
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a bulldozer on a worksite when the bulldozer struck a rock which jolted the employee causing spinal pain. The pain increased until the employee lost all feeling in his legs. The employee was hospitalized with a herniated disc at L2-L3.

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