# Amputations at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017098532` · 9/5/2017 · MESQUITE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
- **Location:** 4200 E. SAMUELL BLVD, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an extendable conveyor and amputated his left index fingertip.

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