# Amputations at Allied Waste Transportation, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032506` · 3/23/2016 · GOLDEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Waste Transportation, Inc.
- **Location:** 399 Washington Street, GOLDEN, COLORADO, 80403
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting snow chains on his tires. While he was tightening the chain cam, his right middle finger became stuck under the tire chain and his fingertip was amputated.

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