# Amputations at Towers Northwest
> OSHA SIR `2021119594` · 11/5/2021 · PEYTON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Towers Northwest
- **Location:** 4490 East Blaney Road, PEYTON, COLORADO, 80831
- **NAICS:** 517919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a cable up a communication tower using a capstan winch. His left arm contacted the winch line and became entangled under the rope and drum. He suffered three broken arm bones, constriction wounds, and lacerations to the arm. His middle and ring fingers were medically amputated.

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