# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20221210645` · 12/7/2022 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-roller
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 2320 East Bardin Road, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76018
- **NAICS:** 454113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a set of retractable (manual) conveyor rollers. The employee's hands were under the rollers when the rollers were pushed toward him. His fingers were caught in a pinch point, resulting in the amputation of his left index finger at the first knuckle.

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