# Disc disorders, herniated disc at Heartland Veterinary Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20241110511` · 11/11/2024 · EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Dogs, canines domestic
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Veterinary Hospital
- **Location:** #3 157, EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62025
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee bent down to look at an abdominal incision on a dog. When she picked up the dog, she felt a sharp pain in her left lower back. The employee suffered a slipped disc.

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