# Amputations at Jordan Mechanical Technical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016099188` · 9/29/2016 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Jordan Mechanical Technical Corporation
- **Location:** Anhouser Busch Metal Cans Facility, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32218
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was leveling a washer machine that washes bottling equipment. He placed his hands underneath the machine to remove a shim inside of it when a 6-inch by 6-inch block support cracked, causing the machine to crush and amputate the upper part of his left index finger.

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