# Amputations at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022043196` · 4/12/2022 · HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Mailboxes
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 218 Liz Lane, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 71913
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A rural route mail carrier was delivering mail into a slot-style mailbox. As the employee drove away, the spring-loaded flap amputated her right index fingertip.

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