Peru, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in 3311 S. St. Rd. 19, Peru, IN 46970 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitation 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
- Blentech 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Steaming blentech augers in Chips
What happened
Employee received a steam burn to his left ear and neck area after he removed a hose that was still under pressure.
Injury or illness
Employee received a steam burn to his left ear and neck area
Object or substance involved
Steam from a pressurized hose line that was attached to equipment.
Summary line
Burn to the left ear and neck from exposure after a pressurized steam hose was removed from equipment
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sanitation
- SOC code
- 53-7061: Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- NAICS code
- 311612: Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 521
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,065,288
- Establishment ID
- 980635
- Employer case #
- 20635
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 04:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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