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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021075404 · 7/1/2021 · General Mills

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
General Mills
Location
2500 9th Ave N, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 59401
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the 5-pound flour packaging machine. While cleaning something on the machine, the employee's hand was caught in the machine resulting in a deep laceration to the right little finger which required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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