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 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
- Converting
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 22
Before the incident
Combing bellies
What happened
EE reported work related pain soreness in his right wrist with some swelling from combing bellies
Injury or illness
Right wrist pain
Object or substance involved
repetitive motion of placing combs into bellies while working in Converting.
Summary line
Right wrist pain from repetitive motion of placing combs into bellies while working in Converting
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 #
- 24003
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 12:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:22:09:00
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.