# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015053242` · 5/28/2015 · ELK CREEK, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** 10 Church Street, ELK CREEK, CALIFORNIA, 95939
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee closed a safe door on her thumb, amputating it.

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