# Amputations at Kane Hardwood
> OSHA SIR `2020098421` · 9/3/2020 · KANE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Kane Hardwood
- **Location:** 95 Hardwood Drive, KANE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16735
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was accessing the chipper conveyor via the sliding door. The employee grabbed the left sliding door with both hands. As he slid the left door open, he pinched his left middle finger between the left door and the right door. The employee suffered an amputation of the fingertip.

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