# Disc disorders, herniated disc at Pumpco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110727` · 11/18/2024 · GOLIAD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Vehicle trailers, trailing units
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pumpco, Inc.
- **Location:** 28.4922, -97.1750, GOLIAD, TEXAS, 77963
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing up an air compressor that was on a trailer to look for a fall harness connection point so they could install a lifting device. The employee fell 15 feet to the ground and suffered compressed lumbar discs.

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