Vernon, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Vernon
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Vernon in 3049 E Vernon Ave, 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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Removing and inspecting belly in the [REDACTED] slice area
What happened
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
Injury or illness
Pain to lower back and right elbow and upper arm
Object or substance involved
Bacon Belly
Summary line
Pain to lower back and right elbow and upper arm Bacon [REDACTED]
Employee and industry
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 332
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 454,827
- EIN
- 362332471
- Establishment ID
- 1005337
- Employer case #
- 2676
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-13
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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