# Amputations at Area Disposal Services
> OSHA SIR `2016065086` · 6/9/2016 · LINCOLN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pyrotechnics, fireworks
## Employer
- **Name:** Area Disposal Services
- **Location:** 835 1575th Street, LINCOLN, ILLINOIS, 62656
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A firework unexpectedly went off in an employee's hand, amputating the first two fingers to the first digit and lacerating the thumb and ring fingers.

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