# Amputations at Publix
> OSHA SIR `2017032870` · 3/30/2017 · NORTH VENICE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 2438 Laurel Rd. East, NORTH VENICE, FLORIDA, 34275
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding meat using a meat grinder and amputated the left index finger.

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