# Amputations at Waste Management
> OSHA SIR `2022032610` · 3/23/2022 · SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(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:** Waste Management
- **Location:** Sage Hill road, SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70775
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the packer on a garbage truck. His left middle finger was crushed and amputated between the packer blade and the side panel of the truck.

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