# Herniated discs at Simplot Grower Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023031956` · 3/2/2023 · TIFFIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lowering-single episode
- **Source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** Simplot Grower Solutions
- **Location:** 1182 U.S. 224, TIFFIN, OHIO, 44883
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 2, 2023, an employee and co-workers were lifting and moving an 8-inch by 6-foot metal grate weighing no more than 150 pounds. As the team was lowering the grate, the employee felt a pop in their back, suffering a herniated disc.

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