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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023032780 · 3/28/2023 · Kraft Heinz 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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Kraft Heinz Company
Location
1660 South Second St., COSHOCTON, OHIO, 43812
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 28, 2023, an employee was working as an arranger on a meat production line, removing bacon from the conveyor belt and arranging it on a table for packaging. The employee was taking bacon off the belt when their left middle finger was pinched in an opening between the transition plate and the conveyor belt, resulting in an amputation just above the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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