# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022054624` · 5/27/2022 · MACON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 475 Mulberry Street, MACON, GEORGIA, 31201
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a dock pin while removing dock plates. Once the dock plate was loosened, it fell on the employee's right hand, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

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