# Amputations at Curtin Maritime, Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2018021233` · 2/6/2018 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Curtin Maritime, Corp.
- **Location:** DB Ben Westin, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92109
- **NAICS:** 488330
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was securing a tugboat to a barge when his hand was caught in the rope and bitt, partially amputating the index, middle, and ring fingers.

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