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Kraft Heinz Foods Company, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — FREMONT, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kraft Heinz Foods Company, LLC in FREMONT, OHIO
Employer Kraft Heinz Foods Company, LLC Report ID 2023010119
Address 1200 North Fifth St. City, State ZIP FREMONT, OHIO 43420
Event Date January 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Product labeling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1643285
GPS Coordinates 41.35000, -83.09000

Incident Narrative

On January 5, 2023, an employee was operating a ketchup bottle labeling machine that used a roller system to pump glue onto the labels. Their left hand was crushed in the labeler machine, resulting in a ring finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2023, a worker at Kraft Heinz Foods Company, LLC in FREMONT, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with product labeling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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