# Amputations at Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022076584` · 7/27/2022 · AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.
- **Location:** 49 Sword St, AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01501
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing at the back of a hopper, operating the sweep blades. The sweep blade amputated his right big toe and the two toes next to it.

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