# Amputations at UPS GROUND FREIGHT, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019043698` · 4/10/2019 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS GROUND FREIGHT, INC.
- **Location:** 125 Carando Drive, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01104
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A dock plate got stuck while being deployed into a trailer. While an employee was getting it loose, it caught on his glove and slammed down onto his right index finger, causing an amputation.

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