# Amputations at Duesmann & Hensel Recycling North America Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021021167` · 2/9/2021 · WEST BERLIN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Duesmann & Hensel Recycling North America Inc
- **Location:** 1003 Industrial Dr, WEST BERLIN, NEW JERSEY, 08091
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting pipes when his finger got caught between a pipe and the guard hold-down. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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