# Amputations at Gold Medal Environmental of New Jersey
> OSHA SIR `2016076171` · 7/9/2016 · SEWELL, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Gold Medal Environmental of New Jersey
- **Location:** 1770 Hurfville Road, SEWELL, NEW JERSEY, 08080
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was collecting trash when the compactor pinched and amputated his left little finger.

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