# Pinched nerve at United Parcel Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023065448` · 6/20/2023 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Pinched nerve
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 4255 James E. Casey Dr., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32219
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 20, 2023, an employee was loading packages onto a package car. As she moved a 36-pound package from the truck's floor and set it on the shelf, in a twisting motion, she felt discomfort in her lower back. The employee was hospitalized for sciatica.

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