# Amputations involving bone loss at Cashman Dredging LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024087110` · 8/5/2024 · CURTIS BAY, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Machinery  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cashman Dredging LLC
- **Location:** Smith Shipyard, CURTIS BAY, MARYLAND, 21226
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

During dredging operations on a barge, an employee was manually feeding a 2-inch steel cable in an 8-foot by 10-foot spool and repositioning the cable into the spool groove. Their right hand became pinched beneath the cable, resulting in an amputation of the index finger.

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