# Amputations at Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119574` · 11/5/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
- **Location:** 445 East. Illinois St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60611
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was lowering a commercial dumpster after emptying it when their left thumb was crushed by the lid, resulting in an amputation.

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