# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Western Disposal Services
> OSHA SIR `2016064868` · 6/2/2016 · BOULDER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **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
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Disposal Services
- **Location:** Intersection of Pine and Folsom, BOULDER, COLORADO, 80301
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand was on a cart-tipping mechanism when the mechanism engaged and pinched his right-hand ring and pinky fingers, requiring surgery.

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