# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Republic Servcies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043070` · 4/12/2016 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Servcies, Inc.
- **Location:** 4704 Commercial Drive NW, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35816
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a pile of limbs from the curb side into the back of a garbage truck. The employee's glove was caught in the hydraulic packing blade of the truck, injuring three fingers and requiring surgery.

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