# Soft tissue injuries  unspecified at Continental Tire
> OSHA SIR `2024087771` · 8/22/2024 · CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soft tissue injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Non-riding pallet jack
- **Secondary source:** Constructed surface irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Continental Tire
- **Location:** 3000 Continental Parkway, CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39056
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a manual pallet jack to move rubber compound when the pallet jack wheel got stuck in the groove on the floor. While maneuvering into another position, the employee felt a pop in his back. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to his back that required surgery.

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