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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019088988 · 8/29/2019 · Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Location
1250 W North St, DOVER, DELAWARE, 19904
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an industrial size dust collector (vacuum) to clear out a packaging machine. The employee's hand became caught in a turning valve roll in the packaging machine, resulting in the amputation of the right index and middle fingertips. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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