# Cuts, lacerations at Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA
> OSHA SIR `20191011105` · 10/24/2019 · SLIDELL, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA
- **Location:** 2685 Hwy 190 West / Gause Blvd. West, SLIDELL, LOUISIANA, 70460
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was loading garbage into a hopper of a residential garbage truck. As the packer panel mechanism was activated, the employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point, causing a severe laceration to the thumb from the sweep blade. The employee required surgery.

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