# Disc disorders, herniated disc at PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025054082` · 5/1/2025 · HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with animals  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Dogs, canines domestic
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** 2335 Dixwell Avenue, HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT, 06514
- **NAICS:** 812910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working to put a dog in a kennel. The dog pulled hard on the employee, causing a lumbar disc herniation and severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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