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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods Inc. in 200 S 2nd St, Lincoln, NE 68508 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Technician III in processed meats manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Parent company
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Street
200 S 2nd St
City
Lincoln
State
NE
ZIP
68508
On-site location
Processing

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Completing paperwork in the main maintenance shop

What happened

Removing filter from injector #3 was unaware there was chemical in it and the chemical spilled on lower leg

Injury or illness

Chemical burn to left lower leg

Object or substance involved

a chemical cleaning agent

Summary line

Chemical burn to left lower leg a chemical cleaning agent

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician III
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311612 — Processed meats manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
387
Total hours worked
802927
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
930330
Employer case #
16274

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:30
Time of incident
2:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:14:06:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.