# Amputations at Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065933` · 6/28/2017 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
- **Location:** 4121 EVERGREEN AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32217
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a sheet of metal with a coworker while another coworker was operating a brake press machine. One of his coworkers told him to move the brake press's pedal away from their work station. As he moved the pedal with his foot, he lost balance and caught himself by resting his right hand on the  brake press. At the same time, the press engaged and amputated his right pinky finger.

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