# Fractures at JBT Food Tech
> OSHA SIR `2022109113` · 10/18/2022 · LAKELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Juice, oil, and fat extractors
## Employer
- **Name:** JBT Food Tech
- **Location:** 400 Fairway Avenue, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33801
- **NAICS:** 333518
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 18, 2022, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee was removing the mounting bolts from a juice extractor motor. Upon removing the last bolt, the motor released, catching their left thumb between the motor and the lifting jig. The employee sustained a broken thumb and laceration, resulting in hospitalization.

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