# Amputations at Malnove Incorporated of Florida
> OSHA SIR `2021086876` · 8/13/2021 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Malnove Incorporated of Florida
- **Location:** 10500 Canada Drive, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32218
- **NAICS:** 322212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 3:30 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was using a belt sander to repair a part when his right thumb tip was caught between the sanding belt and the part rest. The thumb tip was amputated.

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