# Amputations at B&I Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088972` · 8/30/2018 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** B&I Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 2701 Prince St, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33916
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a crimping machine. When the employee removed the jammed material, the machine began to operate and amputated the employee's left thumb tip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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