# Dislocation of joints at Smithfield Foods
> OSHA SIR `2020088026` · 8/24/2020 · CRETE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Kneeling, kneeling down-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithfield Foods
- **Location:** 2228 Industrial Rd, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a dislocated kneecap while squatting to inspect a pallet.

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