# Amputations at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2020010008` · 1/2/2020 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 433 W. Harrison St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60607
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handing mail to a customer when a dog attacked her, biting off the top part of her right middle finger.

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