# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at U. S. Post Office
> OSHA SIR `2024065378` · 6/18/2024 · CATASAUQUA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by door, gate, window
- **Source:** Straight trucks, box trucks
- **Secondary source:** Doors, hatches  vehicle and machine cabin
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Post Office
- **Location:** 102 Delaware Ave., CATASAUQUA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18032
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While an employee was exiting a vehicle to deliver mail, the sliding door closed on their middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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