# Amputations at WASTE MANAGEMENT OF OKLAHOMA
> OSHA SIR `20171110709` · 11/6/2017 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Toilets, urinals
- **Secondary source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** WASTE MANAGEMENT OF OKLAHOMA
- **Location:** Intersection of NW 88th & Rambling Rd., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73132
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a toilet into the back of a rear-load trash truck when the top portion of his right ring finger was smashed between the toilet and the rear body of the truck, suffering severe tissue damage. The damaged portion of his finger had to be surgically amputated.

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