# Amputations at Degesch America, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015097135` · 9/27/2015 · CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Degesch America, Inc
- **Location:** Aboard M/V Zoitsa Sigala (IMO# 9700861), CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, 23324
- **NAICS:** 115114
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was fumigating a ship's hold when he placed his hand near the edge of a hatch opening. A coworker closed the hatch cover, which amputated the employee's right thumb. He was hospitalized for hand surgery.

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