# Crushing injuries at Westport Deptford Energy, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2018043318` · 4/6/2018 · PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Westport Deptford Energy, LLC.
- **Location:** 3 Paradise Road, PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08066
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a coupling on a steam valve. The valve was under pressure, and when the steam was released, the coupling hit and crushed his right middle finger.

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