# Amputations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021021123` · 2/8/2021 · WEST BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 67 West Boylston Street, WEST BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01583
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a cash drawer in a safe when the tip of their right thumb was caught in a pinch point and amputated.

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