OSHA has cited a Bowden Piggly Wiggly supermarket franchisee for safety violations after a meat department worker suffered an amputation. 

The agency found that on Jan. 29, 2026, RBG Foods Inc. – operating as Piggly Wiggly – tasked the worker with cleaning a commercial grinder. A co-worker stepped on the machine’s foot-control pedal which started the grinder, pulling in the employee’s hand and causing the amputation of four fingers.

OSHA cited the employer with a willful violation for bypassing the machine’s safety guards and exposing workers to hazards like moving parts and flying debris. The employer was also issued a serious violation for failing to establish a program for the control of hazardous energy, and an other-than-serious violation for failing to report the amputation to OSHA within 24 hours of the incident.

OSHA assessed $196,251 in proposed penalties.