Amputations

Name: Amputations at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Start: 12/30/2018

1 amputation · 20181213271 · 12/30/2018 · PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Food slicers

Employer

Name: PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Location: 3900 E Bay Drive, HOLMES BEACH, FLORIDA, 34217
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a slicer when he attempted to remove a piece and his right thumb tip contacted the blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the right thumb tip. The blade was not closed at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown