# Amputations at True Blue Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015031148` · 3/12/2015 · PEARL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** True Blue Inc
- **Location:** 397 Roberts Street, PEARL, MISSISSIPPI, 39208
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the back of a garbage truck and saw a piece of metal. When he reached in to retrieve it, his hand got caught in the compactor.

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