# Herniated discs at Canton OPCO
> OSHA SIR `2022087614` · 8/26/2022 · CANTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Canton OPCO
- **Location:** 1100 Reinhardt College Parkway Suite M109, CANTON, GEORGIA, 30114
- **NAICS:** 623312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a resident from a wheelchair to a bed when she felt a pop and tear in her back. The employee was later hospitalized; she sustained herniated discs from the incident.

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