# Amputations at Coastal Cargo Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017088424` · 8/31/2017 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Coastal Cargo Company LLC
- **Location:** 3500 Terminal Drive, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70115
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a 4x4 piece of wood against the wall of a vessel while a forklift operator placed a bundle of zinc ingots alongside the wood. The forklift operator went too far into the bundle, which caused the forklift blades to push against the 4x4, smashing and partially amputating the employee's right thumb.

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