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OSHA Injury Report: Topeka Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Topeka Plant in 4236 SW Kirklawn Ave, Topeka, KS 66609 resulted in days away from work. Employee was processing Operator in potato chips manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Topeka Plant
Parent company
Frito-Lay Topeka
Street
4236 SW Kirklawn Ave
City
Topeka
State
KS
ZIP
66609
On-site location
Processing

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19

Before the incident

Putting equipment (masa hog) back together after cleaning it.

What happened

Employee was reconnecting tubing on a processing machine when he pinched his thumb between connecting tubing which resulted in a laceration to the left thumb.

Injury or illness

Injury

Object or substance involved

Masa Pump.

Summary line

Thumb laceration caused by contact with tubing.

Employee and industry

Job description
Processing Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311919 — Potato chips manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1404
Total hours worked
1825806
Establishment ID
1090748
Employer case #
4A23022TTW

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
23:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:20:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.