# Strains at Taco Bell
> OSHA SIR `2021032401` · 3/21/2021 · TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Taco Bell
- **Location:** 3531 Palmer Highway, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, 77590
- **NAICS:** 722513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At the end of a shift on March 21, 2021, an employee developed back pain while lifting a container of lettuce. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered strains.

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