# Amputations at Casella Waste Systems
> OSHA SIR `2018077453` · 7/23/2018 · BURDETT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Casella Waste Systems
- **Location:** 4480 State Route 414, BURDETT, NEW YORK, 14818
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking a cable from a truck to a dumpster, preparing to raise and empty the dumpster. His left index finger was pinched between the trunnion bar on the dumpster and the guide plate on the truck, and partially severed.

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