# Amputations at WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA
> OSHA SIR `2022065454` · 6/22/2022 · PHILADELPHIA, 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:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA
- **Location:** 3450 J Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19134
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a rolling dumpster when it went out of control. As he tried to stop it, his right little finger was caught between the rear of the can and a rolling wheel. The finger was amputated.

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