# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `20231010040` · 10/31/2023 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 730 Vogelsong Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17404
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting and moving a drum weighing approximately 80 pounds when he felt a twinge in his right shoulder and arm. He lost consciousness and fell to the ground sustaining a back injury.

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