# Amputations at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018043608` · 4/15/2018 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 1000 POSTAL RD SIDE, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18109
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to lower forks on a forklift when a fork released and fell on the injured employee's foot, crushing the pinky toe and resulting in a partial amputation.

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