# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Area Disposal Co.
> OSHA SIR `20171212362` · 12/29/2017 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Area Disposal Co.
- **Location:** 1090 W Jefferson, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading and lowering a waste container at a customer's location when it struck ice. The employee's finger was then caught between the container's trunnion bar and the truck, suffering a fracture and ligament/tendon damage that required hospitalization.

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