# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at WASTE PRO
> OSHA SIR `2020087823` · 8/18/2020 · FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** WASTE PRO
- **Location:** 4100 Selvitz Rd, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34981
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's fingers were pinched in the cart tipper on the back of a garbage truck, causing injuries that required surgery.

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