# Amputations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018010971` · 1/30/2018 · EDINBURG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 318 Sapphire Street, EDINBURG, TEXAS, 78539
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail and turning in a cul-de-sac when the right sliding door of the mail truck slid closed on the employee's right ring finger resulting in amputation at the first joint.

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