# Amputations at Mailing Services of Pittsburgh
> OSHA SIR `2015129848` · 12/18/2015 · FREEDOM, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Office, banking, and retail machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mailing Services of Pittsburgh
- **Location:** 155 COMMERCE DRIVE, FREEDOM, PENNSYLVANIA, 15042
- **NAICS:** 541860
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping another employee adjust the perforator machine. As the employee ran product through the machine, their left pinky finger was amputated. The guard was not in place at the time.

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