# Crushing injuries at TVA
> OSHA SIR `2019033095` · 3/25/2019 · CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision between water vehicles
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Tugboat, towboat
## Employer
- **Name:** TVA
- **Location:** 815 Cumberland City Road, CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE, 37050
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking up onto a barge via the steps between the two tow knees. The tow boat and the barge made full contact, and the employee's right foot was crushed between the two vessels.

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