# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010467` · 1/17/2024 · CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Garbage trucks
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc.
- **Location:** Residential, CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39056
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mounting a riding step on the rear of a truck when his right hand entered the truck's hopper and the blade cycled, resulting in crush injuries to the tip of his thumb.

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