Denison, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield in 800 Industrial Drive, Denison, IA 51442 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was defat hams with wizard knife in pork carcasses, half carcasses, and primal and sub-primal cuts produced in slaughtering plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Smithfield
- Parent company
- Smithfield
- Street
- 800 Industrial Drive
- City
- Denison
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 51442
- On-site location
- Ham boning department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
EE was carrying a stack of cardboard.
What happened
The cardboard stack started to tip and EE tried to catch it.
Injury or illness
Swelling and stiffness to left wrist thumb.
Object or substance involved
Carrying cardboard.
Summary line
Swelling and stiffness to LT wrist thumb from carrying cardboard.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Defat hams with wizard knife
- SOC code
- 51-3021: Butchers and Meat Cutters
- NAICS code
- 311611: Pork carcasses, half carcasses, and primal and sub-primal cuts produced in slaughtering plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,042
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,555,010
- Establishment ID
- 1502043
- Employer case #
- 20409
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-24
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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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