# Crushing injuries at VT HALTER MARINE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015030917` · 3/2/2015 · ESCATAWPA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** VT HALTER MARINE, INC.
- **Location:** 7801 TRINITY DRIVE, ESCATAWPA, MISSISSIPPI, 39552
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fitting plating when the plating shifted and crushed the third and fourth digits on the right hand. The employee was taken to the emergency room where pins were put in.

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