# Amputations at Solid Waste Services of WV, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107319` · 10/2/2015 · PADEN CITY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Solid Waste Services of WV, Inc.
- **Location:** Paden Fork Road, PADEN CITY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26159
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the back of an end-load sanitation truck while it was backing up.  The truck backed into a utility pole and the employee's hand was caught between the truck and the utility pole. Five fingers and half of his right hand were amputated.

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