# Herniated discs at Niemann Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087676` · 8/21/2023 · MATTOON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Niemann Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 2000 Western Ave, MATTOON, ILLINOIS, 61938
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 21, 2023, an employee was reaching for product on the shelf in the cooler when their back gave out. The employee was hospitalized for an exacerbation of bulging disks.

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