# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - HONOLULU
> OSHA SIR `2015129624` · 12/20/2015 · HONOLULU, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - HONOLULU
- **Location:** 3600 AOLELE ST, HONOLULU, HAWAII, 96820
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On December 20, 2015 at approximately 12:54, while an employee oiled the chain that drives the power turn conveyor to the SSM, part of her right hand index and middle fingers were severed when they were caught between the chain and sprocket.

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