# Amputations at Blow Brothers Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065548` · 6/3/2019 · WINDHAM, MAINE
## 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:** Blow Brothers Inc.
- **Location:** 91 Highland Cliff Road, WINDHAM, MAINE, 04062
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reeling in a winch cable on a garbage truck. The employee's finger was caught between the cable and the winch drum, and the tip was amputated.

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