# Crushing injuries at Carter Dredging II, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015030353` · 3/2/2015 · JESUP, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Carter Dredging II, Inc.
- **Location:** 4022 Savannah Hwy., JESUP, GEORGIA, 31545
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a pipe into place with a hoist. The pipe came loose and caught his right hand between the pipe and a fusion machine. The pipe was rigged with a choker but not shackled.  The employee's right little finger was crushed and he was hospitalized.

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