# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at IKEA USA West, Inc. #379
> OSHA SIR `2022098035` · 9/10/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Beds, mattresses
## Employer
- **Name:** IKEA USA West, Inc. #379
- **Location:** 7810 Katy Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77024
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a mattress from a shelf. The strap on the mattress broke, causing the employee to strike the floor and sustain a back injury.

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