# Herniated discs at MERCY HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `20231211581` · 12/22/2023 · ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** MERCY HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 1000 N VILLAGE AVE, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, 11570
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/22/2023, an employee was carrying bins filled with pasta to a refrigerator. As he lifted a 20-pound bin, he felt pain in his lower back. The employee sustained a herniated disc.

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