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 pack Off Lead 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
- Finished Cooler
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 72
Before the incident
He was moving other rolls of film in [REDACTED] getting ready for end of the shift changeover.
What happened
EE was transferring a full roll of film to a pallet in the Finished Cooler when he slipped before he could put film on the pallet and fell to the ground. The film landed on his right wrist.
Injury or illness
Strain Sprain & abrasion to right wrist
Object or substance involved
slipping falling and having a roll of film he was carrying land on his wrist.
Summary line
Strain Sprain & abrasion to right wrist from slipping falling and having a roll of film he was carrying land on his wrist
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Pack Off Lead
- SOC code
- 51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- 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 #
- 24302
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 5:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:22:14:00
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.