# Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified at Oceaneering International
> OSHA SIR `2025043961` · 4/28/2025 · PARMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Twisting, reaching, bending
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Oceaneering International
- **Location:** 5400 Chevrolet Blvd, PARMA, OHIO, 44130
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting connectors for computer controls and was kneeling down on the ground to disconnect a pin cable connection. He reached forward and felt his lower back pop/lock and could not move to a standing position. The employee was hospitalized for a lower back sprain/strain.

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