# Amputations at United States Postal Services
> OSHA SIR `2016054195` · 5/14/2016 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Services
- **Location:** 1011 N Rendon St, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70119
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail into a door slot when a dog bit his right hand, amputating the right index finger at the first knuckle.

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