# Amputations at DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2017021509` · 2/15/2017 · TAMARAC, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
## Employer
- **Name:** DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP.
- **Location:** 4701 NW 47th Terrace, TAMARAC, FLORIDA, 33319
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 15, 2017, at about 9:30 AM, an employee was using an excavator to push a concrete pipe together when his right forefinger was partially amputated above the fingernail, requiring surgery.

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