# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2017032426` · 3/16/2017 · HODGKINS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chutes
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 1 UPS Way, HODGKINS, ILLINOIS, 60525
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a pinky fingertip amputation while retracting the parcel chute that delivers packages into the trailers.

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