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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in Peru, IN 46970 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pack off scaler 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
pack off area for oven 2.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
51

Stacking pallet on 2

Pulling pallet from stack pallet fell down on left knee.

Contusion to left knee

Pallet.

Small cut and bruise to left knee from a falling pallet striking knee

Job description
Pack off scaler
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
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 #
6142
Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:30:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:20:03:00

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.