TAMARAC, FLORIDA—
Publix Supermarkets Inc.
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Publix Supermarkets Inc., 4121 West Commercial Blv, TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33319 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a walkie stacker when his thumb was caught between the handle and a rack, resulting in a laceration to his left thumb.
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