# Amputations at Forterra Concrete Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043153` · 4/7/2020 · RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Forterra Concrete Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 1601 Culvert Street, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57701
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bending 3-foot long rebar on a rebar bending machine. He was bending to 90-degree angles, using the foot pedal for control. His finger was caught in a pinch point and was partially amputated.

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