# Amputations at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019021661` · 2/14/2019 · DACULA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
- **Location:** 445 HURRICANE TRAIL, DACULA, GEORGIA, 30019
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 14, 2019, a truck mechanic sustained the amputation of his left index fingertip while inspecting work he had performed on a forklift while it was running. The employee had replaced the drive wheel on the forklift.

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