# Amputations at Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling
> OSHA SIR `2017065341` · 6/12/2017 · FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling
- **Location:** Residential Waste Collection Route, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 32547
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying a container with an automated side load truck when a bag fell out of the container. The injured employee got out of the truck to retrieve the fallen bag when he grabbed something sharp inside of the bag, amputating his right index fingertip with bone loss.

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