Peru, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in Peru, IN 46970 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Lead in cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Smithfield Foods - Peru
- Parent company
- Smithfield
- Street
- 3311 S. St. Rd. 19
- City
- Peru
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46970
- On-site location
- Event occurred in Chips oven #9
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Tearing down chips department for extraordinary clean
What happened
Shaft fell when sprockets shifted and smashed right hand against equipment framework.
Injury or illness
Laceration and contusion to right hand right index finger
Object or substance involved
Drive shaft
Summary line
Laceration & contusion to right index finger from Fallen drive shaft on oven
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Lead
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311612 — Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 751
- Total hours worked
- 1158861
- Establishment ID
- 980635
- Employer case #
- 4215
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 4:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 21FEB24:19:59:00
Source
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.