# Amputations at Alpine Disposal Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023032057` · 3/6/2023 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Posts, bollards, moorings
## Employer
- **Name:** Alpine Disposal Inc
- **Location:** 650 Santa Fe Street, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80903
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A commercial waste collection driver was servicing a 4-yard, front-end-load metal container on wheels. As he pushed the container back into the corral, the container bumped into the bollard and crushed the employee's hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the middle fingertip.

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