# Amputations at Marinex Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016088192` · 8/22/2016 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Marinex Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** Kings Island Turning Basin, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31401
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the deck of the barge assisting with securing the dredge swing anchor. The employee placed his left hand between the anchor and the side of the barge. While lifting the anchor, the employee's left thumb was crushed and suffered a partial amputation (above the knuckle).

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