# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022021598` · 2/18/2022 · BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 19101 Cortez Boulevard, BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, 34601
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mail carrier was pushing a hamper down a ramp. The carrier's right thumb was caught between the hamper and the wall, and was amputated at the first joint.

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