# Amputations at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2017076897` · 7/24/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 8330 Sweetwater Lane, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77037
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tire on a package car when the tire slipped and pinched his right middle fingertip off between the tire and the brake disk.

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