# Amputations at Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129735` · 12/26/2015 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*