Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Start: 6/13/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016065217 · 6/13/2016 · Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Location: 1701 W. Bradley Avenue, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61821
NAICS: 424420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing out a dryer due to a buildup of pasta between the press and dryer when a coworker turned on the machine to blow the line free of pasta. The employee suffered amputations of the second, third, and fourth fingers below the knuckle, as well as a pinky finger amputation above the knuckle.

Source

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