Vernon, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods Distribution Center
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods Distribution Center in 3163 E Vernon Ave, Vernon, CA 90058 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mechanic A in private warehousing and storage, refrigerated.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 142
Before the incident
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.
What happened
EE slipped on some ice causing him to fall on his buttocks and subsequently his back.
Injury or illness
lumbar strain resulting from STF
Object or substance involved
Ice
Summary line
lumbar strain resulting from STF Ice
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic A
- SOC code
- 49-9071: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- NAICS code
- 493120: Private warehousing and storage, refrigerated
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 86
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 38,667
- EIN
- 362332471
- Establishment ID
- 1005427
- Employer case #
- 2718
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 15:45
- 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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