# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2019054695` · 5/8/2019 · OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 6800 S. 6th Street, OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, 53154
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a bulk cart when the employee's right index finger was pinched between the bulk cart handle and a support beam, crushing the fingertip. As a result, the employee's fingertip was partially amputated (no bone loss).

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