# Amputations at Masonicare Health Center
> OSHA SIR `2021054076` · 5/18/2021 · WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Masonicare Health Center
- **Location:** 22 Masonic Avenue, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling down a garage-style overhead door. The employee's right hand became tangled in the rope tied to the door handle. The metal door track then lacerated the employee's middle finger, causing a partial fingertip amputation.

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