# Amputations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021011828` · 1/19/2021 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 6801 W. 73rd. St., BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60499
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 19, 2021, an employee fell from a ladder. The employee's right hand fell into the moving gear of a machine, resulting in the amputation of the ring and little fingers.

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