# Amputations at Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077601` · 7/26/2018 · PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
- **Location:** 220 Front Street, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32082
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a money tray into a safe when his right middle finger was caught between the dummy door (which hid the money) and the bottom of the safe. The tip of his right middle finger was amputated. He was hospitalized.

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