# Amputations involving bone loss at Heartland Disposal
> OSHA SIR `2024010799` · 1/25/2024 · GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Garbage trucks
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Disposal
- **Location:** 2550 Gunbarrel Road, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68803
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee reversed a rear-loading garbage truck to line up with a 4-yard trash container for dumping. The employee's right index finger was caught between the cable and the frame of the truck, resulting in amputation.

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