# Strains at Cherne Contracting Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021076107` · 7/24/2021 · HEGINS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Cherne Contracting Corporation
- **Location:** 144 Bridge Road, HEGINS, PENNSYLVANIA, 17938
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 23, 2021, an employee suffered a lower back strain while lifting a hydraulic torque wrench that weighed 50-60 pounds. The employee was hospitalized.

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