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OSHA Injury Report: Kraft Heinz Columbia MO

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Kraft Heinz Columbia MO in Columbia, MO 65202 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was line Operator in hot dogs (except poultry) made from purchased carcasses.

Establishment
Kraft Heinz Columbia MO
Parent company
Kraft Heinz
Street
4600 Waco Rd
City
Columbia
State
MO
ZIP
65202
On-site location
Pack, A1 Drake
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Attempting to grab a hotdog out of the [REDACTED] 's machine guard.

The operator was at his workstation and noticed longdogs with casing stuck in the guard at the outfeed of the [REDACTED]. Employee bent down under the conveyor at the outfeed of the [REDACTED] and reached to grab the longdog and casing without locking out the machine. When he reached to grab the longdog and casing he reached into the [REDACTED] that snagged his glove which pulled his hand into the point of operation.

Lacerations to middle and ring fingers.

Drake

Lacerations to middle and ring finger from [REDACTED]

Job description
Line Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311612 — Hot dogs (except poultry) made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
498
Total hours worked
960695
Establishment ID
1188233
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
19:30
Time of incident
1:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:16:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.