# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - DETROIT GWY
> OSHA SIR `2019021359` · 2/6/2019 · DETROIT, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - DETROIT GWY
- **Location:** 1401 W. FORT ST., DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48233
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was trying to close the trailer door at a dock. The dock plate was not operating correctly. When the dock plate released, it caught the employee's right middle finger, amputating the fingertip.

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