# Amputations at Dependable Disposal, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2020098320` · 9/1/2020 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** Dependable Disposal, LLC.
- **Location:** 6948 Herman Road, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13209
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lining a hydraulic cylinder up with the eye (opening). The hydraulic cylinder was attached to a 300-pound crush plate and was supported by a pry bar. The pry bar slipped out and the cylinder dropped, pinching his right middle finger and causing a fingertip amputation.

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