# Amputations at UPS Freight
> OSHA SIR `2020087609` · 8/11/2020 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS Freight
- **Location:** 3275 Miller Park S, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75042
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with moving cargo that was blocking the path at a customer's location. The customer was driving a forklift to move a pallet. While positioning cargo with a strap, the pallet shifted and the employee's fingers were caught between the strap and the pallet. Two fingertips were amputated.

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