Amputations

Name: Amputations at Publix Super Markets Inc.
Start: 11/26/2018

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: JSON-LD · Markdown