# Amputations at BFI Waste Services of Pennsylvania, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171111295` · 11/28/2017 · ARDMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cans
- **Secondary source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** BFI Waste Services of Pennsylvania, LLC
- **Location:** 113 Ardmore Avenue, ARDMORE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19003
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a trash can onto the back of a garbage truck when his left middle finger was caught between the container and truck apparatus, amputating the fingertip skin.

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