# Amputations at CDA Redi Mix & Precast, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021043273` · 4/20/2021 · POST FALLS, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** CDA Redi Mix & Precast, Inc.
- **Location:** 6399 W Bedrock Rd, POST FALLS, IDAHO, 83854
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up a chain sling to lift concrete catch basin risers. He was holding the chain when the sling tightened, and the tip of his left little finger was caught between the chain and a concrete riser. The fingertip was amputated.

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