Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA
| Employer | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Report ID | 2024098611 |
| Address | 777 SW 12th Avenue | City, State ZIP | DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33442 |
| Event Date | September 16, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.30000, -80.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam from a plastic finishing trimmer machine and sustained injuries to his right index and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized and sustained an index fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 16, 2024, a worker at Publix Super Markets, Inc. in DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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