# Herniated discs at American Foods Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023098686` · 9/20/2023 · YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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