Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Mills, 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, WELLSTON, OHIO 45692
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was dumping frozen meat into a tote dumpster when a chunk of frozen meat came out and hit the rake. The rake fell and crushed her right little finger against the edge of the tote dumpster, resulting in an open fracture.
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An employee was performing maintenance under a kettle. When he removed a tri-clamp on a transfer line, the hot fat and broth material in the kettle poured out onto his arm. The employee was hospitalized with burns.
An employee was walking on top of boiler to close a valve. The employee fell off the boiler and landed on the floor, sustaining fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was inspecting a pipe in the rice cooking area near an oven. While checking for a clog, the fingers of their right hand were caught in an airlock at the base of the pipe. All the fingers were amputated except the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
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