# Disc disorders, herniated disc at Tops Markets LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032174` · 3/10/2024 · ELMIRA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s)
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Chickens, turkeys
## Employer
- **Name:** Tops Markets LLC
- **Location:** 830 County Road 64, ELMIRA, NEW YORK, 14903
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a box of chickens weighing approximately 50 pounds when the handle ripped. The employee attempted to catch the box and felt a pop in their back, suffering bulging discs.

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