# Strains at Essendant Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021075575` · 7/8/2021 · CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting, lowering, unspecified
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Essendant Co.
- **Location:** 100 Liberty Way, CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY, 08512
- **NAICS:** 424120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee experienced a back strain while lifting a 25-pound box and placing it down.

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