# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021098350` · 9/27/2021 · GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 3701 West Wendover Avenue, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, 27495
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was on top of a conveyor clearing a jam. A moving roller amputated their arm.

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