# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2016087845` · 8/21/2016 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 2310 Manard Jackson Parkway, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30320
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a guarding panel on a conveyor belt. When the last bolt was removed, the panel swung down and amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.

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