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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 oven Operator 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
Raw side by COP tank
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Removing shafts from the COP tank

Left Middle finger was pinched by a shaft

Laceration to left middle finger

COP Chassis Shaft

Laceration to his left middle finger from being pinched by COP Chassis Shaft

Job description
Oven Operator
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 #
8269
Date of incident
Shift started
22:30:00.000
Time of incident
6:30:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:20:18:00

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.