Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WICHITA, KANSAS
| Employer | Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC | Report ID | 2015031545 |
| Address | 700 E. Central Ave. | City, State ZIP | WICHITA, KANSAS 67202 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.69000, -97.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee reached in to remove packaging materials from the six-line filler (yogurt machine). The machine was indexing and was not turned off at the time. She injured her left forearm, requiring hospitalization and subsequent surgery.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2015, a worker at Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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