# Amputations at Brazos Valley Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2022109030` · 10/14/2022 · NAVASOTA, 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:** Brazos Valley Recycling
- **Location:** CR 452, NAVASOTA, TEXAS, 77868
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing collection duties when his fingers were pinched between a lifting cable and the side of a truck, resulting in an amputation.

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