# Amputations at Fleet Readiness Center South East
> OSHA SIR `2015052763` · 5/11/2015 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fleet Readiness Center South East
- **Location:** Hwy 17 & Yorktown Avenue, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32212
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 11, 2015, an employee in the carpenter shop was using a jointer to remove a 2x4 wood plank. The employee's left-hand ring fingertip was amputated when the wood kicked back and the employee's hand touched the jointer.

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