# Concussions at Grand Vertex, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017065097` · 6/5/2017 · CANTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Kicked by animal
- **Source:** Swine and other porcines
## Employer
- **Name:** Grand Vertex, LLC
- **Location:** 21512 E Oscar Linn Hwy., CANTON, ILLINOIS, 61520
- **NAICS:** 112210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to collect semen from a male pig that was in a pen when the pig fell down. The employee entered the pen to help the pig to its feet. The pig then kicked the employee, whose head struck a gate. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.

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