# Amputations at Northern Colorado Disposal Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018077281` · 7/19/2018 · GREELEY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** Northern Colorado Disposal Inc
- **Location:** 14902 County Road 64, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was going to remove the tarp from a compactor. Another employee was unloading a roll-off container in the transfer station and didn't realize the injured employee was there. The injured employee's right leg was pinched between the roll-off container and the compactor, resulting in a right leg amputation.

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