# Herniated discs at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20231110879` · 11/28/2023 · LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
- **Location:** 100 Medical Campus Drive, LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19446
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a patient when they pulled a back muscle. She suffered back pain and spasms radiating into her leg with weakness and numbness. The employee's L3-L4 disc was herniated and she was hospitalized.

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