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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods Inc. in 200 S 2nd St, Lincoln, NE 68508 resulted in days away from work. Employee was labelerInspector 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
Packaging Line 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

EE was removing hams from meat racks and placing them on a conveyor

What happened

Ham fell on EE finger

Injury or illness

Rupture of right middle finger extensor tendon

Object or substance involved

attempting to catch a ham that fell

Summary line

Rupture of right middle finger extensor tendon attempting to catch a ham that fell

Employee and industry

Job description
LabelerInspector
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
311612 — Processed meats manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
387
Total hours worked
802927
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
930330
Employer case #
24206

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00
Time of incident
18:43
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.