Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Publix , 2438 Laurel Rd. East, NORTH VENICE, FLORIDA 34275
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was grinding meat using a meat grinder and amputated the left index finger.
An employee was selecting orders in an aisle when a stack was bumped by a forklift in another aisle, causing cases of pancake mix to fall. The employee was struck by cases of pancake mix, resulting in a fractured right shoulder and sprained ankle.
An employee was carrying used deli slicer blades to dispose of them in a recycle bin outside the store. The employee tripped over some plastic mesh near the dumpster area and the blades lacerated their left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was getting deli meat from a refrigerator cooler. The employee bumped into another employee while leaving the cooler and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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