# Crushing injuries at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016042946` · 4/8/2016 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Textiles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- **Location:** 409 S Chickasaw Trail, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32825
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee completed a repair on dough sheeting equipment. After the repair, he attempted to wipe a metal shaving off the running machine. His rag was caught by the equipment and his left index finger was crushed, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*