# Amputations at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
> OSHA SIR `2017099004` · 9/20/2017 · HOULTON, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- **Location:** 591 North Sreet, HOULTON, MAINE, 04730
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling the hook out from the front winch on an all terrain vehicle when a coworker activated the winch switch. The winch cable was then pulled into the winch and amputated the employee's right middle finger.

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