Peru, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in 3311 S. St. Rd. 19, Peru, IN 46970 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was general Labor Catcher in cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Smithfield Foods - Peru
- Parent company
- Smithfield
- Street
- 3311 S. St. Rd. 19
- City
- Peru
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46970
- On-site location
- Oven 5 Lane 3
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was stacking boxes
What happened
Employee developed blisters on both of her thumbs while catching sheets of bacon
Injury or illness
The employee developed burn blisters on both of her thumbs
Object or substance involved
repetitive contact with the heat generated from the bacon strips.
Summary line
EE developed blisters burns on both of her thumbs from repetitive contact with the heat generated from the bacon strips.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- General Labor Catcher
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 311612: Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 601
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,193,194
- Establishment ID
- 980635
- Employer case #
- 13678
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 17:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-03
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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