Kraft Heinz Foods Company LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Kraft Heinz Foods Company LLC | Report ID | 2019089055 |
| Address | 7500 Forshee Drive | City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32216 |
| Event Date | August 31, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones |
| Secondary Source | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | 1430261 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.38000, -81.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On August 31, 2019, an employee was guiding a roll of film into a pizza sauce machine that was being lowered with an overhead hoist when the employee's hand was caught between the film roll shaft and the cradle of the pizza sauce machine. The employee pulled her hand back and received an amputation of the right index fingertip. The unbalanced film roll struck her on the right side of her face between the nose and cheek, causing blunt trauma to the face. She was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 31, 2019, a worker at Kraft Heinz Foods Company LLC in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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