# Amputations at Precon Marine Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191213303` · 12/31/2019 · HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
## Employer
- **Name:** Precon Marine Inc.
- **Location:** Chesapeake Bay, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, 23664
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working from a barge, stabilizing a pier. While the employee was removing dunnage, the employee's left middle and ring fingers were caught between an H-beam and a steel plate. The ring fingertip was surgically amputated.

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