# Amputations at Publix Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2021076094` · 7/23/2021 · MC CALLA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Distribution Center
- **Location:** 7200 Jefferson Metro Parkway, MC CALLA, ALABAMA, 35111
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. As it turned, his left middle finger was caught between the upright to its overhead guard and a pallet on a rack. The finger was amputated.

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