# Amputations at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2021119436` · 11/1/2021 · SULPHUR, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 2500 Cities Service Highway, SULPHUR, LOUISIANA, 70665
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unhook a cable on a roll-off truck when their right fingers became caught in the cable, resulting in amputations to the index and middle fingers.

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