Schwans Global Supply Chain Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and burns — SALINA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Schwans Global Supply Chain Inc in SALINA, KANSAS
Employer Schwans Global Supply Chain Inc Report ID 2015107289
Address 3019 Scanlan Ave City, State ZIP SALINA, KANSAS 67401
Event Date October 1, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and burns Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # 1097361
GPS Coordinates 38.78000, -97.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a pizza pan jam on the conveyor. The line was not shut down at the time. As the pans continued down the line, they jammed and pinned her left hand against the metal bar that guides the pans. She could not remove her hand and sustained a laceration, fracture, and burns to the palm.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2015, a worker at Schwans Global Supply Chain Inc in SALINA, KANSAS suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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