# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015107508` · 10/8/2015 · CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2901 Scott Futrell Dr., CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28228
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee amputated his right pinky finger while troubleshooting the air handling units in the mechanical room.

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