# Amputations at Publix
> OSHA SIR `2015107407` · 10/5/2015 · NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** New Port Richey, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, 34655
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance on a dough sheeter in the bakery department. The machine's housing was off at the time of the incident. His finger got caught between the chains and the housing, amputating the fingertip below the fingernail.

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