# Amputations at Forterra Pipe and precast, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021097979` · 9/16/2021 · SHAWNEE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
- **Secondary source:** Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
## Employer
- **Name:** Forterra Pipe and precast, LLC
- **Location:** 23600 West 40th Street, SHAWNEE, KANSAS, 66226
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a 40-pound concrete pipe. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the pipe and another concrete piece, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

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