# Amputations at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2019099177` · 9/4/2019 · ELMENDORF, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 8302 FM 327, ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand was caught in a door jamb. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

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