# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service - Santa Clarita
> OSHA SIR `20191213290` · 12/31/2019 · SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Santa Clarita
- **Location:** 28201 Franklin Pkwy., SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, 91383
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While investigating a jammed machine, a maintenance worked suffered an amputation of the left thumb.

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