# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015010554` · 1/17/2015 · ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Mailing and metering machines
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-roller
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1135 BROADWAY NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, 87101
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At approximately 8:05 p.m., an employee suffered a possible amputation. The employee was sweeping mail at bin #1 and her finger was caught in the belt. The finger was then dragged between the belt and roller, resulting in a 2-cm avulsion to her middle finger on her right hand.

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