# Amputations at Northwest Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231010053` · 10/31/2023 · HELENVILLE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwest Services, Inc.
- **Location:** N4525 County Rd D Door 13, HELENVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53137
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee parked their snow plowing truck in the yard. They were cleaning traffic bonds on the truck when their right arm was caught in the rock salt auger located on the back of the truck. The employee's arm was amputated just above the elbow.

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