# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2024098349` · 9/9/2024 · MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Mailing and metering equipment
- **Secondary source:** Drives, belts, chains
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center
- **Location:** 100 South 1st Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55401
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On September 9, 2024, an employee was operating the dual pass rough cull (DPRC) machine when their left index finger contacted the chain belt, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

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