# Amputations at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, WILLOW GROVE HUB
> OSHA SIR `2015074404` · 7/7/2015 · HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Cranes-truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, WILLOW GROVE HUB
- **Location:** 700 BLAIR MILL ROAD, HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19044
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had two fingers partially amputated while working on an unloader boom. The employees fingers were caught between a chain and sprocket.

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