# Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2015107939` · 10/23/2015 · INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 125 WEST SOUTH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, 46206
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was lowering a mail truck door when their gloved finger was caught in the fold of the door, resulting in a partial amputation of their right middle ring finger just below the finger nail.

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