# Amputations at Conrad Orange Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2018055093` · 5/24/2018 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Conrad Orange Shipyard
- **Location:** 710 Market St., ORANGE, TEXAS, 77630
- **NAICS:** 483113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift was used to turn a rudder while an employee's hand was on the rudder stop. The tiller (attached to the rudder) pinched his right middle, ring, and little fingers against the stop. The fingers were amputated.

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