# Amputations at United Parcel Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032681` · 3/24/2016 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment while moving it
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1709 East Whaley, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75601
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was lifting an oversized package that weighed approximately 98 lbs. with another employee. When the employee lowered the package his finger was severed by a piece of metal on the package.

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