# Amputations at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022097932` · 9/7/2022 · ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
- **Secondary source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 139 East Vance Street, ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, 27597
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was moving a safe when his right index fingertip was pinched and amputated between two safes.

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