# Amputations at FEDEX EXPRESS
> OSHA SIR `2019065752` · 6/7/2019 · MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** FEDEX EXPRESS
- **Location:** 1400 QUARRY ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17111
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was with another employee who was lifting a pallet of freight with a crowbar. The injured employee placed their hand under the pallet and the crowbar slipped causing a right index fingertip amputation.

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