Amputations

Name: Amputations at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Start: 9/3/2023

1 amputation · 2023098117 · 9/3/2023 · 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Location: 445 Hurricane Trail, DACULA, GEORGIA, 30019
NAICS: 452910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 3, 2023, an employee was walking the line and heard a noise coming from a conveyor. He went to check the tension when his glove got caught on the sprocket on the tensioner and his left hand was pulled into the machine. The tip of his thumb was amputated.

Source

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