# Amputations at VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022109077` · 10/17/2022 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS INC.
- **Location:** 1000 Virginia International Gateway Blvd., PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was waiting for a container to land on a coning platform. The employee's left index finger was caught in a space near a twist-lock mechanism and was partially amputated.

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