# Amputations at Waste Management of Delaware, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032954` · 3/31/2017 · NEWARK, DELAWARE
## 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:** Waste Management of Delaware, Inc.
- **Location:** 330 E Main Street, NEWARK, DELAWARE, 19711
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a winch to collect waste material in a rear load trash truck. As the winch was retracting, he held the winch cable to one side away from a cable bracket with his left hand. His left index finger was then caught between the cable and the bracket, amputating his fingertip.

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