# Amputations at Masonite
> OSHA SIR `20221210708` · 12/9/2022 · NORTHUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Masonite
- **Location:** 980 Pointe Township Drive, NORTHUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 17857
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an electric, sit-down forklift to transport solid wood doors. The doors began to split and the employee raised their hand through the forklift. The doors struck the employee in the left hand, resulting in a finger amputation.

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