# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020065743` · 6/19/2020 · SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 14030 Connecticut Avenue, SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, 20906
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While closing the sliding door of the delivery truck, an employee's hand was caught in the door. The employee sustained a partial amputation and had surgery.

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