# Amputations at Publix Super Markets Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021119470` · 11/2/2021 · WINDERMERE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Markets Inc
- **Location:** 13450 Summerport Village Parkway, WINDERMERE, FLORIDA, 34786
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 2, 2021, an employee was opening a bag using a small knife when the knife contacted their left little finger, resulting in an amputation of the soft tissue of the fingertip.

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