# Amputations at GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK
> OSHA SIR `2021098140` · 9/21/2021 · VENICE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK
- **Location:** Offshore GOM, VENICE, LOUISIANA, 70091
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working on an offshore vessel, an employee's hand was caught between a tension tagline and a cleat. The employee sustained an amputation to his left ring fingertip.

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