# Amputations at Interstate Waste Services
> OSHA SIR `2022010942` · 1/3/2022 · CLOSTER, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Interstate Waste Services
- **Location:** 60 Railroad Ave, CLOSTER, NEW JERSEY, 07624
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a cable winch to unhook a cable from a dumpster when their finger became caught, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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