Peru, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in Peru, IN 46970 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Technician 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
- Raw Strips building 1 north side of Thurne 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Cleaning Thurne 4600 slicer 's out with water hose.
What happened
EE slipped and fell between [REDACTED] 2 & 3 striking head on ground (helmet on) after falling.
Injury or illness
Contusion to head and strain to neck
Object or substance involved
slipping and falling and hitting head on concrete floor (employee had hard hat on).
Summary line
Contusion to head and strain to neck from slipping and falling and hitting head on concrete floor (employee had hard hat on)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Technician
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311612 — Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 521
- Total hours worked
- 1065288
- Establishment ID
- 980635
- Employer case #
- 15958
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 9:19
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 26JAN26:21:06:00
Source
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.