# Amputations at Publix Super Market on County Line
> OSHA SIR `2022031995` · 3/4/2022 · LAKELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Market on County Line
- **Location:** 2600 County Line Road, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33811
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were changing a battery in an order picker. While one of them was using a magnetic battery-changing device, the other began to plug in the battery. The battery shifted and pinched the second employee's right ring finger against the order picker's compartment. The employee suffered an amputation and was hospitalized.

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