# Amputations at Publix Super Markets Store #1339
> OSHA SIR `2016021173` · 2/7/2016 · PALM COAST, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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 Super Markets Store #1339
- **Location:** 4950 Belle Terre Parkway, PALM COAST, FLORIDA, 32137
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 7, 2016, an employee cleaning the beef patty machine unit amputated the tip of the left ring finger.

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