# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `20171110816` · 11/9/2017 · ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 1860 Sierra Garden Drive., ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, 95661
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when his right thumb was slammed in a sliding vehicle door, suffering a distal laceration. His right thumb was amputated.

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