# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2015097029` · 9/23/2015 · WAIMANALO, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 41-859 Kalanianaole Hwy, WAIMANALO, HAWAII, 96795
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee caught the middle finger of her left hand in the door of the mail truck severing it at the fingertip.

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