# Amputations at Oldcastle Precast
> OSHA SIR `2015053211` · 5/27/2015 · CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Oldcastle Precast
- **Location:** 2140 Pondella Rd, CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, 33909
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was setting up a precast form onsite. The employee was attempting to insert a safety pin into the precast form bracket. As he was inserting the pin, his left middle finger was caught between the form and the bracket which crushed/pinched the tip of employee's finger. There was no bone loss; only skin and finger nail.

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