# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at SSA Pacific Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024054185` · 5/13/2024 · LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Crowbars
- **Secondary source:** Co-worker, supervisor  current
## Employer
- **Name:** SSA Pacific Inc
- **Location:** M/V Ocean Amitie, Berth 206, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 90802
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two employees were working inside a hatch on a bulk cargo vessel and were using a crowbar to create space in a bundle to allow a nylon strap to pass through. The crowbar amputated the distal portion of the injured employee's right index fingertip.

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