# Amputations at Forterra Pipe & Precast
> OSHA SIR `2017054686` · 5/24/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** Forterra Pipe & Precast
- **Location:** 11201 FM 529, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 327332
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to move a 308-pound galvanized grate. The chain slipped in the hook and the grate struck the employee's left pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.

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