# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20181112239` · 11/29/2018 · FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 2040 Pleasant Valley Center, FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, 26554
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on ice while walking and carrying a block of salt lick through the company parking lot. He slipped and fell on a patch of ice and the salt lick landed on his right index finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

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