Smithfield Foods

An employee was on their knees pulling wires in a machining center when their knee began to swell with fluid, resulting in hospitalization due to sepsis.

On March 8, 2022, an employee was kneeling on a mat to apply a label to a medical instrument and take pictures during a product inspection. The employee suffered a lower back strain and was hospitalized.

An employee was inspecting seats inside an aircraft that was parked inside a hanger. He bent or knelt and felt a pop in his lower back followed by pain. He pulled a muscle and was eventually hospitalized to treat the pain.