# Amputations at Waste Management of NJ Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019099552` · 9/12/2019 · TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
- **Secondary source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of NJ Inc
- **Location:** 208 Patterson Ave, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, 08610
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was collecting trash while a co-worker was using a winch to remove trash from the truck. The employee's hand became stuck in a pinch point between the winch and the truck, injuring his right index finger and resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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