# Crushing injuries at Rumpke Transportation LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021746` · 2/23/2023 · LEWIS CENTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Rumpke Transportation LLC
- **Location:** 7707 Kingman Place, LEWIS CENTER, OHIO, 43035
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting on a rear load refuse truck and stepped up onto the driver side riding steps. The winch tilt cable on the rear of the truck crushed the employee's left hand between the cable and a piece of metal.

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