# Crushing injuries at Associated Grain Terminals
> OSHA SIR `2021086603` · 8/6/2021 · BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Transportation incident, unspecified
- **Source:** Barge
## Employer
- **Name:** Associated Grain Terminals
- **Location:** Midstream Floating Barge, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA, 70037
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a rope from a barge. The employee's middle, ring, and little fingers were crushed between two barges. The employee was hospitalized.

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