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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010661 · 1/22/2024 · Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Location
3045 New Tampa Hwy., LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33815
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a blow mold machine when his right little finger was caught in the machine and amputated. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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