# Disc disorders, herniated disc at Horton, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110873` · 11/21/2024 · BRITTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle or mobile equipment failure
## Employer
- **Name:** Horton, Inc.
- **Location:** 10840 423rd Avenue, BRITTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57430
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a swing-reach forklift to retrieve wooden pallets loaded with product, which were approximately 12 feet from the floor. The forklift abruptly stopped, the load dropped onto the pallet rack platform, and the forklift dropped down to floor level. The product, which was still suspended by the forks and the pallet rack platform, began to spill out of the container. The employee felt back pain and tingling in his fingers. He was hospitalized overnight and treated for a herniated disc.

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