# Amputations at Southwest Concrete Pumping
> OSHA SIR `2017087556` · 8/8/2017 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
- **Secondary source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Concrete Pumping
- **Location:** 2829 W. Howard Pl., DENVER, COLORADO, 80204
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a concrete pump operator with a concrete system. He was trying to pick up a 4'' clamp that was wedged under the concrete pipeline when it surged, smashing his right middle finger and amputating the fingertip.

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