# Amputations at Federal Express Corp
> OSHA SIR `20171212184` · 12/23/2017 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Express Corp
- **Location:** 4300 Coalburg Rd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35207
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually unloading a wooden crate to reload a conveyor belt when the contents in the crate shifted toward the belt. The employee's right ring finger was then pinched between the crate and edge of the conveyor belt, resulting in a medical amputation.

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