# Amputations at Quikrete
> OSHA SIR `2018044100` · 4/28/2018 · ALVARADO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Quikrete
- **Location:** 1008 US-67, ALVARADO, TEXAS, 76009
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean off a machine's sensor when the machine started to move. As he attempted to remove his hand, his right middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, tearing off his fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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