# Amputations at CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
> OSHA SIR `2015040327` · 4/6/2015 · ALTOONA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Liftgates
## Employer
- **Name:** CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
- **Location:** 1201 MCCANN DR., ALTOONA, WISCONSIN, 54720
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left-hand index finger at the first knuckle while working with a hydraulic lift gate system on a truck. The system was in operation at the time of the incident.

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