# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2016010169` · 1/7/2016 · EARTH CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 13818 tider Trail Dr. North, EARTH CITY, MISSOURI, 63045
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a section of metal roller conveyor when it fell on his left pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.

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