Schwans Global Supply Chain Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and burns — 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.
Context
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