# Amputations at FedEx
> OSHA SIR `2018088445` · 8/16/2018 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx
- **Location:** 2001 World Wide Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were trying to lift a container from an aircraft. One employee's hand was caught between the aircraft and the container, causing the amputation of the employee's middle, ring, and little fingers.

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