# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at United Parcel Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211405` · 12/10/2024 · MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Portable stairs
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Airport Rd, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17057
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping move crew stairs. While the employee was placing wheel chocks, their right hand was caught between the wheel and brake of the crew stairs, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

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