# Amputations at Thames Shipyard & Repair Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021488` · 2/15/2017 · NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
- **Secondary source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Thames Shipyard & Repair Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 50 Farnsworth Street, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, 06320
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 15, 2017, an employee was working cables for dry dock spray curtains with a capstan. His left index finger was caught in the cable where it meets the drum, amputating his fingertip.

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