# Amputations at Madden Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2023098436` · 9/13/2023 · SIBLEY, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Road grading and surfacing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Madden Contracting
- **Location:** 11288 Hwy 371, SIBLEY, LOUISIANA, 71073
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out old asphalt from the bed of a material transfer vehicle (MTV). The employee stepped onto the bed when the belt activated, causing their left foot to become caught in the conveyor belt paddle. The employee sustained a left toe amputation.

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