# Amputations at DEPENDABLE DISPOSAL, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016098645` · 9/13/2016 · SODUS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** DEPENDABLE DISPOSAL, LLC
- **Location:** Trash pickup route, SODUS, NEW YORK, 14551
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic side-mounted lift on a trash truck when his right middle fingertip was amputated.

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