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The J.M. Smucker Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — TOPEKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The J.M. Smucker Company in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer The J.M. Smucker Company Report ID 2021053653
Address 2200 N.W. Brickyard Road City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66618
Event Date May 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.08000, -95.72000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was adjusting conveyor tracking bolts at the bottom frame of the conveyor when he began to feel dizzy and grabbed the frame to balance himself. The employee's hand contacted the moving conveyor, resulting in broken bones in his hand that required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 3, 2021, a worker at The J.M. Smucker Company in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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