# Amputations at Tri-County Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019054685` · 5/8/2019 · EMLENTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri-County Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 400 River Avenue, EMLENTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16373
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a winch to unload a 2-yard rear loading dumpster. The employee's gloved left hand got caught in the winch mechanism causing an amputation to the first joint of the left pinky finger.

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