# Amputations at Area Waste
> OSHA SIR `2015097219` · 9/17/2015 · JOSHUA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Area Waste
- **Location:** 532 CR 913, JOSHUA, TEXAS, 76058
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee caught a hand in a pulley system while trying to untangle the cable resulting in a finger amputation.

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