# Amputations at Amass Solutions LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054648` · 5/19/2020 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Amass Solutions LLC
- **Location:** 4218 E. Colfax Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80204
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was servicing a waste container while at the operator position on the back of a garbage truck. As he tried to grab the container with his hand, he leaned onto a hydraulic lever that activated the trash sweeper blade, which crushed his hand. This condition resulted in the surgical amputation of his right hand.

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