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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010580 · 1/19/2024 · General Mills Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Special process machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a piece of equipment. The employee slipped and grabbed onto a tube on the line that contained a running auger, resulting in amputation of the employee's first three right-hand fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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