# Amputations at MERCER GROUP INTERNATIONAL
> OSHA SIR `2018066243` · 6/23/2018 · TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** MERCER GROUP INTERNATIONAL
- **Location:** 1519 CALHOUN STREET, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, 08638
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 11:40 a.m. on June 23, 2018, a conveyor jammed while an employee was sorting garbage. As he attempted to clear the jammed conveyor belt, his hand was caught and his right little finger was amputated.

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