# Amputations at Maher Terminals Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022119968` · 11/13/2022 · ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Maher Terminals Inc.
- **Location:** 1210 Corbin St., ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 07201
- **NAICS:** 488310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crane mechanic was unlocking a stuck twist lock on a crane spreader when the tip of his left thumb was pinched in the twist-lock mechanism, resulting in an amputation.

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