# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022065683` · 6/29/2022 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2200 NW 72 AVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33152
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A dock plate was being lowered onto a trailer when it jammed. An employee was trying to lift it when its weight caused it to fall on the tip of his right middle finger. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip, with no bone loss.

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