# Amputations at Metro Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2018077588` · 7/26/2018 · BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Metro Recycling
- **Location:** 13546 S. Western Ave., BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 60406
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving material in a cart when a part closed on the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation to a finger on the left hand.

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