# Amputations at Concrete Pipe & Precast
> OSHA SIR `2021054153` · 5/21/2021 · MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Concrete Pipe & Precast
- **Location:** 405 Corning Way, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 25405
- **NAICS:** 327332
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 21, 2021, an employee was using an overhead crane to lift a cured precast concrete piece. The employee had connected the crane's lifting hook to the lifting hook on the concrete piece. As the piece was lifted, the chain tightened and pinched the employee's right index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.

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