# Amputations at American Waste Control, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054646` · 5/24/2023 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** American Waste Control, Inc.
- **Location:** 222 N. Detroit Ave, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74120
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting another employee with closing a metal dumpster lid. The lid closed on the injured employee's hand, resulting in a partial left ring finger amputation.

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