# Myocardial infarction (heart attack) at Balford Farms
> OSHA SIR `20171211692` · 12/9/2017 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Balford Farms
- **Location:** 711 N. Brick Street, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18102
- **NAICS:** 424430
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a cardiac incident while delivering a load to a customer causing him to fall out of lift gate and hit his head.

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