# Amputations at Kimble Recycling & Disposal Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065327` · 6/15/2016 · DOVER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Trash, garbage
- **Secondary source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Kimble Recycling & Disposal Inc.
- **Location:** 3596 SR 39 NW, DOVER, OHIO, 44622
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to lift a refuse bag into a truck when the bag's contents ripped through the bag and lacerated/amputated the employee's right index finger. The employee was wearing cotton gloves at the time.

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