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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 general Laborer II 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
kill floor open mouths

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
25

Before the incident

opening mouths

What happened

Strain to the right elbow from flexing arm to open mouths

Injury or illness

Right Elbow Strain

Object or substance involved

repetitive arm flexion

Summary line

Right Elbow Strain repetitive arm flexion

Employee and industry

Job description
General Laborer II
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
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 #
25020

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:11
Time of incident
6:30
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.