# Strains at Houston Methodist Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2021032111` · 3/10/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist Hospital
- **Location:** 18220 Highway 249, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77070
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting boxes and strained their back.

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