# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231110899` · 11/28/2023 · SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 19 Main Street, SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03874
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the door of a floor safe when their thumb got caught in the door. The employee sustained a thumb tip amputation.

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