# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Unifirst Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022098016` · 9/9/2022 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Unifirst Corporation
- **Location:** 7301 Abercorn Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31406
- **NAICS:** 812331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 9, 2022, an employee was lifting a bag of linen when he lost his grip and fell backward, striking his back on a trash bin. The employee experienced pain in his back and subsequent numbness in his legs, resulting in hospitalization.

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