# Herniated discs at Thayer Power & Communication
> OSHA SIR `2023032352` · 3/15/2023 · PATASKALA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Thayer Power & Communication
- **Location:** 3003 Etna Parkway, PATASKALA, OHIO, 43062
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 15, 2023, an employee was operating a piece of equipment when their coat got caught on the controls. The bucket of the equipment struck the employee causing them to fall into a trench and sustain a bulging disc in their back.

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