# Amputations at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2016076880` · 7/28/2016 · ELYRIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 40195 Butternut ridge Rd., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a right ring finger amputation when the finger was caught between a large metal door on the back of a truck and a metal trash container.

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