# Amputations at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2020077004` · 7/24/2020 · BILLINGS, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 821 S 26th, BILLINGS, MONTANA, 59105
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a wire mail basket. Her finger was caught in the container while she was placing it on the counter resulting in an amputation to the left middle fingertip.

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