# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Austal USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241110422` · 11/8/2024 · MOBILE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
- **Source:** Cranes  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** Austal USA, LLC
- **Location:** 100 Austal Way, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding in a basket being lifted by a crane to a ship deck. His left index finger was caught between a ledge on a wall and the basket rail, resulting in a fingertip amputation just above the nail bed.

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