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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp in 1000 Cunningham Dr, Sioux City, IA 51106 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lead Production in processed meats manufacturing.

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Parent company
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Street
1000 Cunningham Dr
City
Sioux City
State
IA
ZIP
51106
On-site location
Prep 2
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
150

Set up of the chicken needles.

EE states that she was doing set up in Prep 2 with the chicken needles. EE states that some of the needles are bent and do not go in the hole correctly. EE states that she has to stick her arm under and grab and pull out each bent needle to get them to go in correct hole. EE states while doing so [REDACTED] she feels she overextended herself and now has pain from right base of thumb up right arm into right side of neck. EE states she feels like she pulled something.

Strain to right base of thumb right arm and right side of neck.

Chicken Needles

Strain to right base of thumb right arm and right side of neck. Chicken Needles

Job description
Lead Production
SOC code
9999: Uncoded
NAICS code
311612: Processed meats manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
718
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
4,348,167
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
1148552
Employer case #
9700
Date of incident
Shift started
04:30
Time of incident
05:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted to OSHA
2025-02-28

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