# Amputations at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
> OSHA SIR `2022108701` · 10/3/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
- **Location:** 4 Miles offshore from Galveston Texas, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77024
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was raising a dredge screen. The employee's right thumb was caught between a handrail and a dredge box, and the thumb tip was amputated.

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