# Amputations at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019055344` · 5/28/2019 · PETTUS, 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:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 114 FM 623 W, PETTUS, TEXAS, 78146
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A safe door closed on an employee's right thumb and amputated it.

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