# Amputations at Wigand Disposal Company
> OSHA SIR `2017065296` · 6/9/2017 · MINONK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Wigand Disposal Company
- **Location:** 1305 Carolyn Dr, MINONK, ILLINOIS, 61760
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a driver empty a rear-load waste container when the opening became clogged with waste. The employee was dislodging the waste when the lid frame moved and amputated the fourth distal phalange of the left hand.

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