# Amputations at FedEx Ground
> OSHA SIR `2023109868` · 10/25/2023 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Ground
- **Location:** 5731 Premier Park Dr., WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33407
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a dolly to a trailer. The equipment rolled away, causing the employee's left index finger to be crushed between the trailer and the dolly. The employee sustained amputation of the fingertip.

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