# Amputations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20191112177` · 11/23/2019 · MAKAWAO, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 1075 Makawao Ave, MAKAWAO, HAWAII, 96768
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was putting money and stamps in a safe when the safe door closed on their thumb and amputated the tip.

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