# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20191010537` · 10/8/2019 · SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1960 South Industrial Road, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 84199
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee experienced a fingertip amputation while operating a compactor.

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