# Fractures at Allied Waste Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075937` · 7/20/2021 · BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Waste Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Jewish Community Center, BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02135
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A winch on a waste collection vehicle was reeling in cable. An employee's left hand was caught between the cable and the vehicle; the employee suffered three broken bones and a laceration to the hand.

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