# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Fedex Ground Package System Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110707` · 11/17/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal building materials  unspecified form
- **Secondary source:** Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex Ground Package System Inc.
- **Location:** 505 Aldine Bender Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77060
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a heavy piece of metal onto a cart when the cart tipped over and the metal piece slipped, lacerating the employee's right middle finger and 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*