# Amputations at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2015042478` · 4/30/2015 · METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** USPS
- **Location:** 3517 Johnson Stret, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70001
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shutting a safe and got her finger caught in the door. Her fingertip was severed, requiring hospitalization and reattachment surgery.

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