# Amputations at FedEx Ground
> OSHA SIR `2015107368` · 10/3/2015 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Ground
- **Location:** 1945 Prairie Ln, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 10/03/2015, an employee was sorting packages when a jam occurred. While attempting to clear the jam, the employee's right hand got caught by a moving conveyor belt, which drug the hand into a transition plate. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.

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