# Fractures at Shapiro Scrap Metal
> OSHA SIR `2023043184` · 4/11/2023 · CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** Shapiro Scrap Metal
- **Location:** 243 Veterans Blvd, CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY, 07072
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of stainless steel that was stuck in a baler. His left arm was caught in the compactor, resulting in a broken left middle finger.

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