# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2025043761` · 4/22/2025 · JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Trash compactors, shredders
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 440 Heath Ln, JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS, 75766
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing the compactor. They were reconnecting the turnbuckle on a receiver box when the turnbuckle slipped and fell, crushing the employee's left middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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