# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Republic Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110578` · 11/10/2016 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 205 Lower River Road, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30016
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While cleaning the blade on a waste truck, an employee's hand was caught and injured in the blade area, requiring hospitalization. The truck was running at the time of the incident.

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