NORFOLK, NEBRASKA—
The Hershey Company
Multiple types of overexertions, bodily motion and position · Disc disorders, herniated disc
Final narrative
An employee was performing retails tasks including bending over and lifting 35-pound cases of product. After lifting about 25 boxes he felt back pain, resulting in severe nerve root compression at the base of the spinal cord due to a disc herniation. He required hospitalization and surgery.
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