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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru

Injury · Other recordable case

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.

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
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Tearing down chips department for extraordinary clean

Shaft fell when sprockets shifted and smashed right hand against equipment framework.

Laceration and contusion to right hand right index finger

Drive shaft

Laceration & contusion to right index finger from Fallen drive shaft on oven

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
Date of incident
Shift started
22:30:00.000
Time of incident
4:00:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:19:59:00

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.