# Amputations at The Quikrete Companies
> OSHA SIR `2019066523` · 6/28/2019 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** The Quikrete Companies
- **Location:** 12201 NW 25th St. Bldn. C, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33182
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a manual concrete bagging machine when his finger became pinched, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation between the fingernail and first knuckle.

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