Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Start: 3/21/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018032761 · 3/21/2018 · Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

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

Narrative

While pushing a wheel caster with a cart, an employee ran into another piece of equipment. This created a pinch point between the employee's hand and the equipment, resulting in a left fifth fingertip amputation.

Source

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