# Amputations at MASSE CONTRACTING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018032192` · 3/5/2018 · HOUMA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MASSE CONTRACTING INC.
- **Location:** 230 Manard Road, HOUMA, LOUISIANA, 70364
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were using a crane to put a spud in a barge. When an employee attempted to unhook the crane, the crane cable became caught and the block of the crane swung back and caught the employee's hand between the block and the spud. The employee's middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

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