# Amputations at DHL Express Hub
> OSHA SIR `2021087229` · 8/24/2021 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Express Hub
- **Location:** 5815 NW 18th St Bldg 716J, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33126
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a cargo plane. The employee's right index finger was caught between a railing and a pallet, and the fingertip was amputated.

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