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Report: Standing, standing up-single episode at Totelcom Communications, LLC in De Leon, Texas

DATE: 02/16/17

An employee was putting a boomer on a trencher with a ratchet. When he stood up, his back seized up. He was hospitalized with a bulging disc and pinched nerve in his back.

Report ID 2017021560  
Date 02/16/2017  
UPA 1185997  
Primary NAICS 518210  
Nature 1211 Herniated discs
Part of Body 320 Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Source 562 Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Event 7341 Standing, standing up-single episode
Hospitalized Yes  
Amputation No  

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