# Herniated discs at Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019099952` · 9/23/2019 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC
- **Location:** 544 Acme St., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54302
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 23, 2019, an employee was cleaning machinery after production had stopped. The employee was struck by the bone cannon hopper as it was being emptied, causing possible ruptured spinal disks.

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