Mars Chocolate North America
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TOPEKA, KANSAS
| Employer | Mars Chocolate North America | Report ID | 2017076997 |
| Address | 100 Mars Blvd | City, State ZIP | TOPEKA, KANSAS 66619 |
| Event Date | July 26, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.93000, -95.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee's left arm became caught and injured in a closing wrapper guard door.
Incident Summary
On July 26, 2017, a worker at Mars Chocolate North America in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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