Kraft Heinz Company
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DOVER, DELAWARE
| Employer | Kraft Heinz Company | Report ID | 2025043889 |
| Address | 1250 W North St | City, State ZIP | DOVER, DELAWARE 19901 |
| Event Date | April 25, 2025 | Outcome | 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 | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1820652 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.14000, -75.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was adjusting the paper pouch on a filler machine and sustained a left ring fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 25, 2025, a worker at Kraft Heinz Company in DOVER, DELAWARE 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 bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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