# Amputations at Safe Harbor South Harbour Village
> OSHA SIR `20231211490` · 12/19/2023 · SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Safe Harbor South Harbour Village
- **Location:** 4909 Fish Factory Road, SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA, 28461
- **NAICS:** 713930
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a boat owner with moving/pulling the owner s boat closer to a diesel dispenser for fueling. A gust of wind pushed the boat away from the dock while the employee was tying a line to a cleat to secure the front of the boat to the dock. His thumb became caught between the line and the cleat causing an amputation to the thumb.

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