# Disc disorders, herniated disc at Target
> OSHA SIR `20241211062` · 12/1/2024 · MARION, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Target
- **Location:** 3000 West Deyoung Street, MARION, ILLINOIS, 62959
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a docked trailer when she tripped on a pallet that was partially unloaded and fell forward into the pallet. The employee struck her forehead and the bridge of her nose. She was hospitalized with contusions to her nose and forehead, as well as two slipped discs in her neck. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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