# Amputations at DIAMOND & THIEL CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019010845` · 1/24/2019 · LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DIAMOND & THIEL CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
- **Location:** 4651 Crossroads Dr, LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, 13089
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was winching a dumpster box onto a hauler truck. The dumpster got stuck. While the employee was getting it loose and reeling it in, his thumb was caught between the wire rope and the reel. His left thumb was amputated above the knuckle.

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