Amputations

Name: Amputations at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Start: 11/11/2019

1 amputation · 20191111707 · 11/11/2019 · Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Location: 9786 W. Beaver Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32220
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A forklift operator was using the forklift to take pallets from receiving docks to a reserve storage location. The forklift reversed and his left little finger was pinched between the forklift and a rack, causing an amputation of the fingertip with bone loss.

Source

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