# Amputations at Masonite Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020010908` · 1/28/2020 · KIRKWOOD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Masonite Corporation
- **Location:** 970 NY Route 11, KIRKWOOD, NEW YORK, 13795
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a door machine issue when his right hand entered the point of operation, striking a rotating drill bit and amputating the right ring finger at the base of the hand and the first knuckle.

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