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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods Distribution Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods Distribution Center in Vernon, CA 90058 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mechanic A in private warehousing and storage, refrigerated.

Establishment
Smithfield Foods Distribution Center
Parent company
Smithfield DC - Vernon
Street
3163 E Vernon Ave
City
Vernon
State
CA
ZIP
90058
On-site location
Aisle 8 of the warehouse
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
142

Employee was walking on aisle 8 to inspect the wall and racks to try to figure out what equipment was required to remove the ice that had accumulated in the wall racks and floor.

EE slipped on some ice causing him to fall on his buttocks and subsequently his back.

lumbar strain resulting from STF

Ice

lumbar strain resulting from STF Ice

Job description
Mechanic A
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
493120 — Private warehousing and storage, refrigerated
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
86
Total hours worked
38667
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
1005427
Employer case #
2718
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:45:00.000
Submitted
13FEB24:21:44:00

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.