# Amputations at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2022021548` · 2/17/2022 · RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 110 Kern Avenue, RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 17, 2022, a trash collection employee was emptying a dumpster into the rear hopper of the vehicle. His left hand was caught between the dumpster and the edge of the hopper, resulting in an amputation to his left middle finger.

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