New Ulm, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kraft Heinz Co. New Ulm, MN
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kraft Heinz Co. New Ulm, MN in 2525 South Bridge Street, New Ulm, MN 56073 resulted in days away from work. Employee was temporary worker in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kraft Heinz Co. New Ulm, MN
- Parent company
- Kraft Heinz Co.
- Street
- 2525 South Bridge Street
- City
- New Ulm
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56073
- On-site location
- Velveeta powder room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 20
Before the incident
Unclogging a valve
What happened
Hopper would not open due to garbage bag being stuck. Worker stuck hand in to untangle garbage bag. Bag came loose causing hopper butterfly flap to close cutting part of the left hand thumb off
Injury or illness
Partial amputation of top of left thumb
Object or substance involved
Butterfly valve
Summary line
Hopper would not open due to garbage bag being stuck. Worker stuck hand in to untangle garbage bag. Bag came loose causing hopper butterfly flap to close cutting part of the left hand thumb off.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- temporary worker
- SOC code
- 00-9900: Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 311513: Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 400
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 667,725
- Establishment ID
- 1197494
- Employer case #
- 25-_11577
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 03:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-30
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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