# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Merck Animal Health
> OSHA SIR `2023031911` · 3/1/2023 · DE SOTO, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Bottles, jugs, flasks
## Employer
- **Name:** Merck Animal Health
- **Location:** 35500 W. 91st St., DE SOTO, KANSAS, 66018
- **NAICS:** 325414
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a jug when they sustained a lower back injury.

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