Herniated discs

Name: Herniated discs at American Foods Group, LLC
Start: 9/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098686 · 9/20/2023 · American Foods Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Herniated discs

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Animal carcass, roadkill
Secondary source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: American Foods Group, LLC
Location: 1000 Cattle Drive, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57078
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a hide off a carcass when the drum moved in the opposite direction, putting more weight on the hooks. This caused the carcass to fall off the hooks and strike the employee in the head and neck area, resulting in bulging neck discs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown