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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in Peru, IN 46970 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grader in cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses.

Establishment
Smithfield Foods - Peru
Parent company
Smithfield
Street
3311 S. St. Rd. 19
City
Peru
State
IN
ZIP
46970
On-site location
RTE Breakroom near door #11
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
33

Employee was running out the side door to come to the supervisor 's office and missed the change in elevation between the break room and sidewalk.

employee missed the elevation change of the threshold coming out of a door while she was running and fell twisting her right ankle. EE sustained an avulsion fracture of the anterior process of right calcaneus.

Avulsion fracture to anterior process of right calcaneus minor pain in the right knee and scrape to her right elbow

falling down to the Ground Concrete.

Avulsion fracture to anterior process of right calcaneus minor pain in the right knee and scrape to her right elbow from mis-stepping while running and exiting out of a breakroom door and falling down to the Ground Concrete.

Job description
Grader
SOC code
45-2041 — Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
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 #
19797
Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
23:01
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26JAN26:21:19:00

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.