# Crushing injuries at Kansas - Smith Farms LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017054542` · 5/18/2017 · PLAINS, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by animal, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Swine and other porcines
## Employer
- **Name:** Kansas - Smith Farms LLC
- **Location:** 23179 5 Rd., PLAINS, KANSAS, 67869
- **NAICS:** 112210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a 400-600 lbs. lame sow in the barn. The sow slipped and fell on the employee's right leg crushing it below the knee.

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