# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Koch Foods
> OSHA SIR `20191112233` · 11/26/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and back
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Koch Foods
- **Location:** 4404 W. Berteau Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60641
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was working on a split sizing line, placing pieces of chicken breast onto the conveyor belt. At the same time, other employees were next to her restacking a pellet of 70-pound totes. Three totes then fell off the pallet and struck the injured employee's back. The impact caused her to fall down. She suffered lower back and neck injuries.

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