Tarheel, NC · 2024-10-11

OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2024-10-11, an injury at Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp in 15885 Highway 87 West, Tarheel, NC 28392 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was general Labor New Hire in pork Processing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp
Parent company: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp
Street: 15885 Highway 87 West
City: Tarheel
State: NC
ZIP: 28392
On-site location: Cut Floor - Derind

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 41

Before the incident

EE was flipping ribs on the line.

What happened

EE reports to the clinic after she states a conveyor belt popped off and struck her on her R hand as she tried to prevent the belt from hitting her face

Injury or illness

Rt hand pain

Object or substance involved

conveyor belt striking hand

Summary line

Rt hand pain conveyor belt striking hand

Employee and industry

Job description: General Labor New Hire
SOC code: 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code: 311611: Pork Processing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 4,122
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 9,204,545
EIN: 301010290
Establishment ID: 1122211
Employer case #: 14498

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-10-11
Shift started: 14:15
Time of incident: 19:33
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-01-07

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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