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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in 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.

Establishment
Smithfield Foods - Peru
Parent company
Smithfield
Street
3311 S. St. Rd. 19
City
Peru
State
IN
ZIP
46970
On-site location
Oven 3
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Working as a [REDACTED]

EE was lifting a bucket of floor quat and felt a pull pain in his back.

Back strain

process of lifting a 2.5-gallon bucket of floor quat up from the ground.

Back strain from lifting a bucket of floor quat up from the ground

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
Avg employees
521
Total hours worked
1065288
Establishment ID
980635
Employer case #
24982
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:22:21:00

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.