# Amputations at LA GORCE COUNTRY CLUB, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018032905` · 3/26/2018 · MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LA GORCE COUNTRY CLUB, INC.
- **Location:** 5685 Alton Road, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, 33140
- **NAICS:** 713910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a blower as a vacuum to pick up broken glass when the nozzle became loose. He turned off the equipment and as he was trying to secure the nozzle, his left ring finger made contact with the blower fan, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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