# Crushing injuries at WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA
> OSHA SIR `2020010547` · 1/17/2020 · DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA
- **Location:** 1750 SW 43rd Terrace, DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA, 33442
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 1/17/2020, an employee was lifting a piece of steel (shaft) with another employee when suddenly the metal fell and crushed the employee's left middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.

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