Peru, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in Peru, IN 46970 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was hiSpeed Slicer 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
- Thurne 3 & 4
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 21
Before the incident
The EE was grabbing a White E P tub to empty it onto the sorting table.
What happened
EE was lifting a white E P tub and had sharp pain in their lower back
Injury or illness
Sharp pain in lower back
Object or substance involved
Process of lifting white ends & pieces tub full of product.
Summary line
Sharp pain in lower back from lifting white ends & pieces tub full of product
Employee and industry
- Job description
- HiSpeed Slicer
- 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 #
- 22273
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 21:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:21:59:00
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.