Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429327

KRAFT HEINZ

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Partial Amputation
NAICS
311612
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345737464
Employer profile
KRAFT HEINZ
Summary number
221429327
Report ID
0728500

Event description

Employee amputates fingers in PD pump

Investigation abstract

At 5:45 a.m. on January 13, 2022, an employee removed an elbow guard to a pump. After the guard was removed, the employee stuck his hand into the PD pump to clean it out without having lockout/tagout in place. The employee's left middle and index fingertips were amputated and was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    0

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