# Amputations at M & M Sanitation Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023065599` · 6/23/2023 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wrenches-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** M & M Sanitation Corporation
- **Location:** 480 Wilson Avenue, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07105
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was adjusting the clutch on the transmission of a garbage truck. He was trying to get a wrench on the nut when his right hand became pinched between the wrench and the transmission bell housing, resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.

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