STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA—
VA Black Hills Health Care System
Overexertion, repetitive motion and bodily condition unspecified · Disc disorders, herniated disc
Final narrative
An employee was performing laundry duties when she heard a pop in her back. The employee was hospitalized with a bulging disc that required surgery.
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