# Crushing injuries at Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. dba Republic Services of Chicago
> OSHA SIR `20180910006` · 9/27/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. dba Republic Services of Chicago
- **Location:** 2608 S. Damen Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60608
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a garbage route. The employee's finger was caught between the door and the hopper of a truck; the employee suffered pinched/crushed fingers and contusions.

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