# Amputations at JJ Concrete Flooring
> OSHA SIR `2018088981` · 8/30/2018 · NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Surfacing handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** JJ Concrete Flooring
- **Location:** Newtown Community Center, NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06470
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 30, 2018, an employee was carrying a concrete finishing machine when he tripped over a lip. The machine fell on his right hand and one of the blades caught his right ring finger, amputating it above the first joint.

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