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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021076094 · 7/23/2021 · Publix Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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 Distribution Center
Location
7200 Jefferson Metro Parkway, MC CALLA, ALABAMA, 35111
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. As it turned, his left middle finger was caught between the upright to its overhead guard and a pallet on a rack. The finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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