# Amputations at Mid Nebraska Disposal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021500` · 2/17/2016 · GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid Nebraska Disposal, Inc.
- **Location:** 3080 W. 2nd Street, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68803
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the automatic arm for a tarp on a disposal truck. As he reached for a pin, the automatic arm moved and pinched his finger between the top and bottom arms, amputating his left index fingertip.

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