# Amputations at Fedex Ground
> OSHA SIR `2019088573` · 8/19/2019 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-roller
- **Secondary source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex Ground
- **Location:** 4600 Poth Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43213
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading packages onto a van line when the employee was caught between a package and the line's fixed static rollers (not powered), resulting in a partial left ring fingertip amputation.

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