# Amputations at Kraft Heinz Company
> OSHA SIR `2016031851` · 3/1/2016 · MASON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kraft Heinz Company
- **Location:** 7325 Snyder Rd, MASON, OHIO, 45040
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about March 1, 2016, an employee was cleaning the metal detector air valve when it actuated. The employee's hand was in the pinch point, and the middle fingertip was amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*