# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `20161110986` · 11/22/2016 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 4025 W RENO, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73125
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with replacement belts when the belts tightened around his right-hand middle finger, partially amputating his fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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