# Amputations at Publix #1357
> OSHA SIR `2018010566` · 1/17/2018 · CLERMONT, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix #1357
- **Location:** 2430 US-27, CLERMONT, FLORIDA, 34714
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a pork loin with a band saw when the blade amputated his right thumb tip. A push plate was not used at the time of the incident.

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