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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Smithfield in 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.

Establishment
Smithfield
Parent company
Smithfield
Street
800 Industrial Drive
City
Denison
State
IA
ZIP
51442
On-site location
Ham boning department
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

EE was carrying a stack of cardboard.

The cardboard stack started to tip and EE tried to catch it.

Swelling and stiffness to left wrist thumb.

Carrying cardboard.

Swelling and stiffness to LT wrist thumb from carrying cardboard.

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
Avg employees
1042
Total hours worked
2555010
Establishment ID
1502043
Employer case #
20409
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:21:07:00

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.