General Mills
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BUFFALO, NEW YORK
| Employer | General Mills | Report ID | 2019010034 |
| Address | 54 South Michigan Avenue | City, State ZIP | BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14203 |
| Event Date | January 2, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311230 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.87000, -78.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to unjam a piece of cereal packing equipment when the equipment cycled and crushed the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On January 2, 2019, a worker at General Mills in BUFFALO, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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