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General Mills

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — WELLSTON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at General Mills in WELLSTON, OHIO
Employer General Mills Report ID 2021108679
Address 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue City, State ZIP WELLSTON, OHIO 45692
Event Date October 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # 1558022
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -82.53000

Incident Narrative

On October 8, 2021, an employee was cleaning the pizza topping machine using a scrubbing pad when their right hand was pulled into a running conveyor belt and roller, resulting in a broken right hand. The belt and roller were unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On October 8, 2021, a worker at General Mills in WELLSTON, OHIO suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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