# Amputations at Pellitteri Waste Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017031988` · 3/2/2017 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Pellitteri Waste Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 4002 Kip Street, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53718
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking past a waste trommel and lost his footing. He grabbed for the machine and the machine grabbed his glove and pulled his hand in resulting in amputation of the left index, middle and pinky fingers.

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