# Amputations at USA Hauling & Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2016087633` · 8/15/2016 · EAST WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** USA Hauling & Recycling
- **Location:** 5 Shoham Road, EAST WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, 06088
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing equipment being offloaded when a piece of wood bounced out and hit his thumb, amputating the tip.

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