General Mills Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WELLSTON, OHIO
| Employer | General Mills Inc. | Report ID | 2024010580 |
| Address | 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue | City, State ZIP | WELLSTON, OHIO 45692 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Special process machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | 1723564 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.09000, -82.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a piece of equipment. The employee slipped and grabbed onto a tube on the line that contained a running auger, resulting in amputation of the employee's first three right-hand fingertips.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2024, a worker at General Mills Inc. in WELLSTON, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with special process machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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