The Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COSHOCTON, OHIO
| Employer | The Kraft Heinz Foods Company | Report ID | 2024010912 |
| Address | 1660 South Second St. | City, State ZIP | COSHOCTON, OHIO 43812 |
| Event Date | January 30, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1726792 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.24000, -81.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was trying to clear plastic film off a platter on a conveyor. The employee's fingers were caught between two platters, and the employee suffered partial amputations to their right index, middle, and ring fingertips.
Incident Summary
On January 30, 2024, a worker at The Kraft Heinz Foods Company in COSHOCTON, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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