# Amputations involving bone loss at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20241211802` · 12/21/2024 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Conveyors belt, slot, chain
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 116 Industrial Drive, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was selecting packages from an extendable conveyor when his right ring finger was caught in the belt. The employee sustained an amputation of the finger at the distal joint.

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