Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Kraft Heinz Foods Company | Report ID | 20161212032 |
| Address | 7500 Forshee Drive | City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32219 |
| Event Date | December 29, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sealing, stapling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311941 | Inspection # | 1201439 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.38000, -81.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating an LPM machine to seal small mustard packages. A mustard package jammed up the LPN machine and when the employee tried to pull the mustard package out, part of her left index finger was removed. The machine was guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On December 29, 2016, a worker at Kraft Heinz Foods Company in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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