# Amputations at United Concrete Products, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20191010526` · 10/8/2019 · YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** United Concrete Products, Inc
- **Location:** 173 Church Street, YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT, 06492
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking concrete out from a cast mold when his middle finger became caught while trying to keep the "key-way" open, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.

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