# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20191212480` · 12/4/2019 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 1 Sandy Creek Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30331
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a wheeled cart into a temporary storage area when the cart rolled into a building support. His gloved hand was caught between the support and cart, resulting in a right pinky finger amputation to the first knuckle.

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