# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015129277` · 12/8/2015 · WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 170 High Street, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02453
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a tray to a container when the interlocked gate came down unexpectedly and partially amputated the employee's right middle finger.

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