# Amputations at FEDEX
> OSHA SIR `2016099192` · 9/29/2016 · RICHFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** FEDEX
- **Location:** 2977 BRECKSVILLE RD., RICHFIELD, OHIO, 44286
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close the door of a shipping trailer when the spring from the trailer came loose and was hanging free. As the employee attempted to replace the spring, it recoiled and caught his right thumb, amputating the tip to the first knuckle.

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