# Amputations at Ballard Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110796` · 11/9/2017 · MOUNDVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Ballard Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 12268 Lavender Road, MOUNDVILLE, ALABAMA, 35474
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a pump truck when a gear cylinder engaged unexpectedly. Both of the employee's hands were caught in the belt pulley, resulting in amputations of three fingers from each hand.

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