# Amputations at Johnson Controls
> OSHA SIR `2017021433` · 2/13/2017 · LARGO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnson Controls
- **Location:** 8575 Larog Lakes Blvd., LARGO, FLORIDA, 33773
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was forming metal on a press brake when he experienced a cramp in his leg and began to stretch his leg to get the cramp out. In the process of taking care of the cramp, the foot pedal was engaged which caused the machine to cycle and partially amputate his left ring and middle fingers.

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