# Amputations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016088103` · 8/29/2016 · BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving
- **Secondary source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 1515 S. Grove Ave., BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS, 60010
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The metal shelf inside a wheeled container of mail was loose and fell on an employee's finger while the container was being pulled, causing a serious laceration. The finger may have to be surgically amputated.

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