# Amputations at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015107634` · 10/13/2015 · BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC
- **Location:** 9567 Hwy. 23, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA, 70037
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the bow of a tug boat on the Mississippi River cleaning the cutter head. A large boat passed by causing a wave. The employee put his hand on the bit to catch his balance. The boat rocked up and his right pinky finger was smashed between the bit and the cutter head resulting in amputation.

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