# Amputations at The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019055221` · 5/23/2019 · CORDELE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 315 20th St., CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31015
- **NAICS:** 333298
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee, using a sling and hoist, was flipping a liner plate to inspect the underside. When he flipped and laid it down, the plate began to slip across the table. The employee used his right hand to try and stop the plate from sliding and the plate pinched his fingertip against the frame of the table. He suffered an amputation of the last digit of his right middle finger.

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