# Avulsions, enucleations at Republic Services of Arlington
> OSHA SIR `2023109429` · 10/12/2023 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services of Arlington
- **Location:** 5125 Ivy crest Trail, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the back of a garbage truck holding the inner hopper wall with his left hand when his middle and ring fingers were caught between the truck's packer blade and the inner hopper wall. The employee suffered a finger avulsion.

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