# Amputations at Sprint Waste Services
> OSHA SIR `2020065624` · 6/16/2020 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Sprint Waste Services
- **Location:** Thompson Road and I-10, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77521
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rolling a roll-off box to the ground when his right middle finger was caught between the box and it's rail resulting in an amputation.

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