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OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp in 1000 Cunningham Dr, Sioux City, IA 51106 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rack Wash Lead in processed meats manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Parent company
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Street
1000 Cunningham Dr
City
Sioux City
State
IA
ZIP
51106
On-site location
RTE by rackwash

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Team member was pushing an empty rack into the rack wash and felt a pull to right inner lower leg.

What happened

Team member was pushing an empty rack and into the rack wash and felt a pull to right inner lower leg.

Injury or illness

Right Plantaris Tendon Rupture.

Object or substance involved

pushing a rack.

Summary line

Right Plantaris Tendon Rupture. pushing a rack.

Employee and industry

Job description
Rack Wash Lead
SOC code
53-7061 — Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
NAICS code
311612 — Processed meats manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
663
Total hours worked
1242471
EIN
362332471
Establishment ID
1148552
Employer case #
6325

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:45:00.000
Time of incident
23:15:00.000
Submitted
22FEB24:21:35:00

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Source

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