# Amputations at S & B Metal Products of South Florida, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110555` · 11/15/2023 · LAKELAND, 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:** S & B Metal Products of South Florida, Inc.
- **Location:** 5301 Gateway Blvd., LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33811
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bending a steel plate on a 12-foot brake press and amputated their left thumb directly behind the thumbnail.

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