# Amputations at Advanced Disposal
> OSHA SIR `2019076728` · 7/3/2019 · ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Advanced Disposal
- **Location:** 2143 Astor Street, ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA, 32073
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee had been picking up trash cans and dumping them in the rear loader of a garbage truck. At the time of the incident, he was helping the truck driver back up in the street. As the driver was backing up, the employee's right hand (finger) was caught between the rear loader and a 4 x 4 piece of wood, resulting in a finger amputation.

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