# Amputations at United States Post Office
> OSHA SIR `2018021109` · 2/2/2018 · BERGENFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Post Office
- **Location:** 25 Veterans Plaza, BERGENFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07621
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the safe for the night and caught her right middle finger in the door resulting in amputation.

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