# Amputations at Fed Ex Ground
> OSHA SIR `2015129436` · 12/13/2015 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Chutes
## Employer
- **Name:** Fed Ex Ground
- **Location:** 300 Director's Row, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32809
- **NAICS:** 488490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While moving packages on a load chute, an employee's finger got caught between the metal release mechanism, amputating the right middle fingertip.

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