# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WEST SACRAMENTO
> OSHA SIR `2016032332` · 3/17/2016 · CITRUS HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Passenger van
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WEST SACRAMENTO
- **Location:** 6330 Fountain Square Dr, CITRUS HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA, 95610
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At 12:20PM on 3/17/2016, an employee was delivering mail on a foot route when the sliding door of a van slammed on his right index finger, amputating his fingertip.

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