# Soft tissue injuries  unspecified at HomeWorks Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025076881` · 7/16/2025 · SUTTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soft tissue injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Bags, sacks
- **Secondary source:** Flexible barriers, coverings  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HomeWorks Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 71 Dudley Rd, SUTTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01590
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with loading bags of cellulose into the cellulose trailer. He experienced a sharp pain in his lower back while lifting a bag. His legs went numb and he collapsed, unable to move. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.

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