# Amputations at Fedex
> OSHA SIR `2016087295` · 8/5/2016 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex
- **Location:** 1245 Aviation Way, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80916
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was raising the safety rail on the conveyor and holding onto the vertical support rail. His left middle finger was caught in the hinge amputating the fingertip.

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