# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021525` · 2/16/2017 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1050 Forbell St., BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11256
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the bulk mail container's metal door when it fell on his right hand, amputating his middle fingertip.

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