# Amputations at CHS Myrtle Grove
> OSHA SIR `2021064613` · 6/7/2021 · BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Rollers
## Employer
- **Name:** CHS Myrtle Grove
- **Location:** 434 E. Ravenna Rd, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA, 70037
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to remove excess tools and equipment from a bucket barge unloader. A roller slipped as the employee was lifting it and pinched his right index finger, amputating the fingertip.

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