# Amputations at GAETA RECYCLING CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019010196` · 1/7/2019 · PATERSON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** GAETA RECYCLING CO., INC.
- **Location:** 383 Hillside Ave, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, 07503
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying a 4-yard garbage dumpster. The employee's right middle finger became wedged between the garbage container and the garbage truck, suffering a partial amputation of the fingertip.

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