Amputations

Name: Amputations at Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Start: 12/26/2015

1 amputation · 2015129735 · 12/26/2015 · Publix Supermarkets, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Location: 9200 NW 39th Avenue, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32606
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating the hamburger pattie making machine and amputated the tips of the left hand middle and ring fingers with no bone loss. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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