# Amputations at COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL
> OSHA SIR `2023054639` · 5/24/2023 · CORINTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL
- **Location:** 2007 Vintage Circle, CORINTH, TEXAS, 76210
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 24, 2023, an employee was loading a branch into the back of a trash truck when his hand became caught in the cutting mechanism of the truck. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated to the first knuckle.

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