# Amputations at Associated Terminals
> OSHA SIR `2018088237` · 8/12/2018 · ARABI, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Associated Terminals
- **Location:** 8001 St. Bernard Hwy, ARABI, LOUISIANA, 70032
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hood from the hull of a ship when his right middle finger was caught between a sling and the protective cage of a track hoe, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.

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