# Amputations at FORT RILEY, U.S. ARMY GARRISON
> OSHA SIR `2018088840` · 8/27/2018 · FORT RILEY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** FORT RILEY, U.S. ARMY GARRISON
- **Location:** Bldg 6956 on Jackson Ave, FORT RILEY, KANSAS, 66442
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading the rear end of a garbage truck with cardboard. When activated, the rear loader smashed his fingers. The tips of his left middle and ring fingers were amputated.

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