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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Vernon

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Vernon in Vernon, CA 90058 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was food Safety and QA Technologist in meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants.

Establishment
Smithfield Foods - Vernon
Parent company
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Street
3049 E Vernon Ave
City
Vernon
State
CA
ZIP
90058
On-site location
Food Safety Department
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Removing and inspecting belly in the [REDACTED] slice area

EE started feeling back pain when she bent over to lift a hog belly unsuccessfully. As a result of the incident EE complains of lower back and pain in her right elbow and upper arm

Pain to lower back and right elbow and upper arm

Bacon Belly

Pain to lower back and right elbow and upper arm Bacon [REDACTED]

Job description
Food Safety and QA Technologist
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311611 — Meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
332
Total hours worked
454827
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
1005337
Employer case #
2676
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Submitted
13FEB24:21:16:00

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.