Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Start: 4/30/2015

1 amputation · 2015042465 · 4/30/2015 · Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Meat grinders

Employer

Name: Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Location: 910 Mayer Avenue, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53704
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee got his hand caught in an auger while cleaning, resulting in the amputation of his left middle finger at the first joint. The non-interlocked guard was removed at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown