# Amputations at The Quikrete Companies LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022064898` · 6/7/2022 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** The Quikrete Companies LLC
- **Location:** 12201 NW 25th St. Bldg. C, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33182
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a transporter screw that was stuck. One of them pulled on the belt to free the machinery, and it started moving. His left index finger was caught between the belt and the pulley, and the fingertip was amputated.

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