# Amputations at UPS Cartage Services
> OSHA SIR `2019089028` · 8/30/2019 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS Cartage Services
- **Location:** 4240 Carson Street #101, DENVER, COLORADO, 80239
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to load a delivery truck at a client's site. The employee was attempting to position a dock plate at a loading dock when the flap at the end of the dock plate became stuck. When the employee tried to free the flap, it sprung and came down on his finger, resulting in a right index finger amputation.

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