# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Gulf Stream Marine
> OSHA SIR `2025077325` · 7/27/2025 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner
- **Secondary source:** Panels, sheets, plates  metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Stream Marine
- **Location:** 2700 R.L. Ostos Rd, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78526
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working inside the cargo hold of a cargo ship, discharging steel slabs. The slabs (approximately 4 feet by 20 feet) were being hoisted by a powered industrial truck (PIT) equipped with an electromagnetic lifting device. The lifting device failed and released a steel slab that struck the employee's right foot. The employee sustained injuries to their big toe, including partial amputation.

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