# Disc disorders, herniated disc at Kinder Morgan
> OSHA SIR `2025088225` · 8/18/2025 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Disc disorders, herniated disc
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertions, bodily motion and position
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Kinder Morgan
- **Location:** 1001 Louisiana St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 18, 2025, an employee was lifting a box weighing approximately 30 pounds to prepare it for shipping. He turned to place the box on a bench behind him and felt a pop in his back that caused immediate pain. The employee was hospitalized for herniated discs and required surgery.

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