# Amputations at Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022076401` · 7/21/2022 · PAIGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 3706 East US HWY 290, PAIGE, TEXAS, 78659
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The winch line of a rear-load garbage truck was tightened, and the fingers on an employee's left hand were pinched behind the safety latch of a hook on the line resulting in an amputation.

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