# Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at REPUBLIC SERVICES ENVIRONMENT, INC
> OSHA SIR `20241211930` · 12/30/2024 · HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle trailers, trailing units
## Employer
- **Name:** REPUBLIC SERVICES ENVIRONMENT, INC
- **Location:** 6025 Byassee Drive, HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI, 63042
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to move a bale when her hand became caught between the forklift and a semi-trailer. The employee sustained a torn ligament and a degloving injury to her right forearm.

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