# Amputations at United Parcel Service Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032324` · 3/14/2023 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service Inc.
- **Location:** 643 West 43rd Street, 6th Floor, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10036
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing a freight elevator door. The door caught his finger, causing an amputation.

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