# Amputations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021688` · 2/21/2017 · NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
## 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:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 147 Quigley Blvd., NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 19720
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a dock plate that was stuck to a trailer door when someone pushed the activation button for the plate. His right middle finger was then caught and possibly amputated between the dock plate and the door latch of the trailer.

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