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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods Inc. in Lincoln, NE 68508 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was knife Trimmer in processed meats manufacturing.

Establishment
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Parent company
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Street
200 S 2nd St
City
Lincoln
State
NE
ZIP
68508
On-site location
Packaging Line 2
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
28

EE does not know what could prevent in the future

EE reported discomfort from trimming skin hams. Claims arm and elbow need to be positioned high to perform the task and the task is fast some of the time

Discomfort in right middle chest area and upper right back

from trimming hams with a straight knife

Discomfort in right middle chest area and upper right back from trimming hams with a straight knife

Job description
Knife Trimmer
SOC code
51-4033 — Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters,
NAICS code
311612 — Processed meats manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
387
Total hours worked
802927
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
930330
Employer case #
17107
Date of incident
Shift started
7:10
Time of incident
9:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:14:06:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.