# Amputations at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015041959` · 4/13/2015 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 4542 Robinson Rd., JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39204
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was retrieving coins from a safe located behind the customer service counter. The safe door closed by itself, pinching and amputating the tip of the employee's left thumb.

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