# Crushing injuries at Westport Orange Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2015042309` · 4/23/2015 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Barge
## Employer
- **Name:** Westport Orange Shipyard
- **Location:** 91 West Front Street, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77631
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were transferring a barge from dry dock to land. The barge commander gave the "stand clear" signal to everyone.  The injured employee's hands were not clear of the lifting cans. The employee's fingers on both hands were crushed between the lifting cans and the bottom of the barge.

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