# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Amazon HOU2
> OSHA SIR `2023109166` · 10/4/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon HOU2
- **Location:** 10550 Ella Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77038
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up a plastic tote that was filled with a 12-pack of soda when he felt a pop in his lower back. The employee was hospitalized.

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