# Crushing injuries at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2017087311` · 8/1/2017 · BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 2946 US Route 68 North, BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO, 43311
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 1, 2017, an employee sustained a crushing injury to the right arm while performing maintenance on the hydraulic arm of a residential waste truck.

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