# Amputations at Concrete Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018065910` · 6/15/2018 · HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Concrete Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 15 Commercial Ave., HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03051
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting forms for a concrete pour. A steel plate that shortens the form was askew in the track and did not seat properly. The employee began to wiggle the plate to get it in place when it released and pinched his left ring finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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