# Amputations at FedEx Ground
> OSHA SIR `2021097890` · 9/13/2021 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Chutes
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Ground
- **Location:** 3000 Directory Rd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32809
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 13, 2021, an employee was closing a small gate on a package chute when it caught his left index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.

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