# Amputations at Advanced Disposal Columbus Hauling
> OSHA SIR `2015074260` · 7/1/2015 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Advanced Disposal Columbus Hauling
- **Location:** 2015 Veterans Parkway, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31904
- **NAICS:** 561499
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a tipper on a garbage truck. The tipper slipped and cut his left thumb, which was later amputated.

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