# Crushing injuries at Waste Management of Palm Beach
> OSHA SIR `2016042976` · 4/9/2016 · HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Palm Beach
- **Location:** 3100 S. Ocean Dr., HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA, 33487
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up a garbage dumpster when his left middle finger was caught between the cable and dumpster, crushing his fingertip.

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