# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service - Placerville
> OSHA SIR `2023076420` · 7/18/2023 · PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Placerville
- **Location:** 3045 Sacramento St, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA, 95667
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was loading mail into a delivery vehicle and when their little finger was caught between a mail hamper and the metal door of the vehicle, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.

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