CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS—
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kraft Heinz Foods Company, 1701 W. Bradley Avenue, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61821 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
While pushing a wheel caster with a cart, an employee ran into another piece of equipment. This created a pinch point between the employee's hand and the equipment, resulting in a left fifth fingertip amputation.
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An employee was operating a blender and feeding ingredients. He opened the door to clear the ingredients off the blade and his right hand contacted the blade resulting in a hand fracture and amputations to four fingertips.
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An employee was grabbing a pedestal fan. The employee's thumb went through the guarding and contacted the fan blade. The thumb tip was amputated.
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Kraft Heinz Foods Company
An employee was descending a rolling staircase. The employee fell from the staircase to the floor below, suffering a broken right knee. The employee was hospitalized for treatment and surgery.
DOVER, DELAWARE—
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
An employee was using an industrial size dust collector (vacuum) to clear out a packaging machine. The employee's hand became caught in a turning valve roll in the packaging machine, resulting in the amputation of the right index and middle fingertips. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
FREMONT, OHIO—
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
An employee was removing ketchup from a fixed pusher bar. The employee's fingernail was caught in the conveyor; the fingernail was removed, the fingertip was amputated, and the distal phalanx was fractured.
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