# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Valmont Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118673` · 11/16/2015 · VALLEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Valmont Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 28800 IDA STREET, VALLEY, NEBRASKA, 68064
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had swelling of the knee after kneeling down to perform work on the fluting machine.  An infection ensued causing the employee to be hospitalized for treatment.

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