# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC
> OSHA SIR `2018054381` · 5/5/2018 · EAGAN, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC
- **Location:** 3165 LEXINGTON AVENUE S., EAGAN, MINNESOTA, 55121
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On May 5, 2018, at 11:15 a.m., an employee was using a scissor lift to change light bulbs. The scissor lift was equipped with a platform extending feature that was not properly latched. The platform handrail then moved and amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.

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