# Amputations at Publix
> OSHA SIR `2017109800` · 10/11/2017 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 6001 N. Nebraska Ave, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33604
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a right index fingertip amputation while cutting pork chops with a blade.

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