# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015052180` · 5/20/2015 · HARTFORD, MICHIGAN
## 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:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 19 N. Center Street, HARTFORD, MICHIGAN, 49057
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was removing a cash drawer from the safe. Her right hand was on top of the safe; when the safe door was shut, it took the top portion of her right middle finger off.

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