# Amputations at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010439` · 1/14/2018 · DACULA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- **Location:** 445 Hurricane Trail, DACULA, GEORGIA, 30019
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to lower a dock plate manually when the employee's hand and fingers were caught between the dock plate and trailer floor. The employee's fingers were amputated.

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