Peru, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in 3311 S. St. Rd. 19, Peru, IN 46970 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was janitor 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
- Oven 3
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 16
Before the incident
Working as a [REDACTED]
What happened
EE was lifting a bucket of floor quat and felt a pull pain in his back.
Injury or illness
Back strain
Object or substance involved
process of lifting a 2.5-gallon bucket of floor quat up from the ground.
Summary line
Back strain from lifting a bucket of floor quat up from the ground
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Janitor
- SOC code
- 37-2011: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- 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 #
- 24982
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:30
- 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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