# Herniated discs at US Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons MCC Chicago
> OSHA SIR `2022043333` · 4/18/2022 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Walking, without other incident-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** US Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons MCC Chicago
- **Location:** 8500 Pena Blve, DENVER, COLORADO, 80249
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking up a jetway after exiting an aircraft when they felt a sharp pain in their lower back and they collapsed to the floor. The employee sustained a herniated disc that was compressing on the sciatic nerve.

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