# Amputations at Dredging Supply Company
> OSHA SIR `2016042866` · 4/6/2016 · POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Dredging Supply Company
- **Location:** 100 Industrial Drive Hwy 53, POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39470
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While cleaning the area, an employee's left thumb was caught and amputated between a leveling plate and a tank.

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