# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service - Chippewa Falls
> OSHA SIR `2022086945` · 8/6/2022 · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Chippewa Falls
- **Location:** 315 N Bridge Street, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 6, 2022, at 10:17 AM, an employee was loading mail into a car for delivery. The door closed on her left index finger, amputating it above the knuckle.

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