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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an other illness at Smithfield Foods in 2223 Industrial Road, Crete, NE 68333 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was trimmer Whizard 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 Inc
Street
2223 Industrial Road
City
Crete
State
NE
ZIP
68333
On-site location
Case Ready

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
39

Before the incident

Removing fat from product with wizard knife.

What happened

Strain to right shoulder arm elbow wrist hand middle and ring fingers from operating wizard knife to remove fat from product.

Injury or illness

Strain to right shoulder arm elbow wrist hand middle and ring fingers

Object or substance involved

grasping Wizard Knife

Summary line

Strain to right shoulder arm elbow wrist hand middle and ring fingers grasping Wizard Knife

Employee and industry

Job description
Trimmer Whizard
SOC code
51-9032 — Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
311611 — Pork carcasses, half carcasses, and primal and sub-primal cuts produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1708
Total hours worked
3772889
EIN
371791320
Establishment ID
1479274
Employer case #
24612

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:24
Time of incident
13:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:07:00

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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.