# Disc disorders, herniated disc at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2025087902` · 8/11/2025 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 5101 Trabue Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 1:10 p.m. on August 11, 2025, an employee suffered central protrusions of the discs of their L5 through L1 vertebrae while lifting a 149-pound package. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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