# Amputations at Waste Management Recycling of New Jersey LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016076096` · 7/7/2016 · LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management Recycling of New Jersey LLC
- **Location:** 611 New Hampshire Ave, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, 08701
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was replacing a guard when the guard slipped. The corner of the guard caught the belt and pulled in his hand, amputating his right index fingertip. The machine was not shut down at the time of the incident.

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