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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp in Tarheel, NC 28392 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in pork Processing.

Establishment
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp
Parent company
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
Street
15855 Highway 87 West
City
Tarheel
State
NC
ZIP
28392
On-site location
Cut Floor Mainbreak
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
174

EE was trying to repair a belt for the conveyor

Working on the conveyor belt and EE attempted to realign conveyor belt feeding shoulder saw when he contacted the bandsaw with the left hand.

Open fracture left hand

Shoulder saw

Open fracture left hand Shoulder saw

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311611 — Pork Processing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
4015
Total hours worked
10820501
EIN
301010290
Establishment ID
1122211
Employer case #
4629
Date of incident
Shift started
13:30:00.000
Time of incident
18:25:00.000
Submitted
13FEB24:16:20:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.