# Avulsions, enucleations at U.S. Postal Services - Kaneohe
> OSHA SIR `20190910051` · 9/25/2019 · KANEOHE, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Services - Kaneohe
- **Location:** 46-036 Kamehameha Hwy., KANEOHE, HAWAII, 96744
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee 's left thumb was caught in a safe door as it closed. He suffered an avulsion to the thumb tip.

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