# Amputations at Ralph Clayton & Sons - West Creek Plant
> OSHA SIR `2017109722` · 10/10/2017 · WEST CREEK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Ralph Clayton & Sons - West Creek Plant
- **Location:** 125 US Hwy 9 and Cox Crossing Road, WEST CREEK, NEW JERSEY, 08092
- **NAICS:** 327310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the chute of a ready mix concrete truck when the chute mechanism pinched his finger resulting in an amputation.

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