# Disc disorders, herniated disc at Apex Resource Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025065577` · 6/11/2025 · PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Twisting, reaching, bending
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Window and wall coverings
## Employer
- **Name:** Apex Resource Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 17 Downing Three Park Bldg 1, PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01201
- **NAICS:** 326121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was entering an area while carrying a tray containing 20 pounds of product. A plastic curtain came into contact with the employee's shoulder; the employee suffered a herniated disc while dislodging the curtain.

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