# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2021010048` · 1/4/2021 · LUCEDALE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 117 Powell Road, LUCEDALE, MISSISSIPPI, 39452
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking back to his truck after delivering a package when the homeowner's dog became untethered and attacked the employee, resulting in an amputation to the tip of his right thumb.

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