# Amputations at UPS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016010357` · 1/14/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS INC.
- **Location:** UPS Facility O'Hare, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading an air container when the contents of the container shifted, pinning the employee's finger between the container and the container net. The finger was surgically amputated.

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