# Amputations at WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA
> OSHA SIR `2022042972` · 4/4/2022 · CHELTENHAM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA
- **Location:** 100 Old Soldiers Rd, CHELTENHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19012
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a dumpster toward a waste truck. His hand was caught between the dumpster and the truck, and his right index finger was crushed. The finger was medically amputated.

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