# Amputations at South Shore Disposal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129867` · 12/26/2015 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** South Shore Disposal, Inc.
- **Location:** 174 Forest Hills Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02130
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was lowering a dumpster to the ground when the metal dumpster lid closed on his finger resulting in the amputation of the middle fingertip.

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