# Amputations at CAPITOL CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC
> OSHA SIR `2019088378` · 8/14/2019 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CAPITOL CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC
- **Location:** 627 NW TYLER, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66608
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working near the slat conveyor. When he attempted to retrieve his drink bottle,  his right pinky finger was pinched in the conveyor. As a result, his right pinky fingertip was amputated. The slat conveyor was guarded at the time of the incident.

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