# Fractures at General Mills
> OSHA SIR `2021108679` · 10/8/2021 · WELLSTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Mills
- **Location:** 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, WELLSTON, OHIO, 45692
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## 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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*