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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181112072 · 11/26/2018 · Publix Super Markets Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Publix Super Markets Inc.
Location
Deerfield Beach Warehouse, DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA, 33442
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An associate was removing a loose piece of cardboard from an automated storage and retrieval system to clear a fault. When the cardboard was removed, the machine cycled, pinching and partially amputating a finger on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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