Peru, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in 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
- Avg employees
- 521
- Total hours worked
- 1065288
- Establishment ID
- 980635
- Employer case #
- 20635
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 4:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:20:57:00
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.