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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Smithfield Foods in 1400 North Weber Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was utility Grade in pork carcasses, half carcasses, and primal and sub-primal cuts produced in slaughtering plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Smithfield Foods
Parent company
SMITHFIELD FOODS
Street
1400 North Weber Ave.
City
Sioux Falls
State
SD
ZIP
57103
On-site location
Hog Kill

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Splitting hogs with a manual back saw on the harvest floor.

What happened

The employee stopped using the back saw and reached over to talk with another worker. When he turned back around he hit his right elbow on the back saw blade that was not running at the time.

Injury or illness

Right elbow laceration

Object or substance involved

back saw blade

Summary line

Right elbow laceration back saw blade

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Grade
SOC code
53-7199 — Material Moving Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311611 — Pork carcasses, half carcasses, and primal and sub-primal cuts produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
3136
Total hours worked
7286945
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
73537
Employer case #
24573

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:17
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02FEB26:20:54:00

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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.