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 belly Comber 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
- Entrance of Smokehouse 6
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Unloading empty trees out of the smokehouse to put into converting.
What happened
EE was unloading empty trees out of a smokehouse and noticed two trees were connected while on the rail. EE was pulling one tree apart from the other when it came off of the rail and fell striking employee on the nose causing a laceration and fracture to the nose.
Injury or illness
Laceration and fracture to nose
Object or substance involved
falling empty belly tree.
Summary line
Laceration and fracture to nose from contact with a falling empty belly tree.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Belly Comber
- SOC code
- 51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- 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 #
- 19772
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 26JAN26:21:15:00
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.