Fractures

Name: Fractures at General Mills
Start: 10/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108679 · 10/8/2021 · General Mills

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: General Mills
Location: 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, WELLSTON, OHIO, 45692
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 8, 2021, an employee was cleaning the pizza topping machine using a scrubbing pad when their right hand was pulled into a running conveyor belt and roller, resulting in a broken right hand. The belt and roller were unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown