# Amputations at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2019055486` · 5/31/2019 · COMMACK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Mowing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 150 Veterans Memorial Hwy, COMMACK, NEW YORK, 11725
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mowing a lawn when the mower amputated his ring finger.

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