# Cuts, lacerations at Suburban Disposal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075639` · 7/9/2021 · BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Suburban Disposal, Inc.
- **Location:** Bloomfield Avenue, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07003
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying trash into a garbage truck. The sweeper blade grabbed his work glove and lacerated his ring finger.

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