# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024043679` · 4/27/2024 · RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
- **Location:** Summerfield Crossings, RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA, 33578
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was retrieving supplies from a cabinet while standing on a step stool. The ring on their middle finger was caught on the shelving as the employee descended the step stool, resulting in a finger avulsion.

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