# Herniated discs at Gere Marie Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021087130` · 8/21/2021 · LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Trip over self without fall
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Gere Marie Corporation
- **Location:** 1275 Ensell Rd., LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS, 60047
- **NAICS:** 336999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped while walking the plant floor, but caught himself before falling. The employee sustained a bulging disc in his back and was hospitalized.

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