# Amputations at MATCOR METAL FABRICATION (ILLINOIS) INC.
> OSHA SIR `20171212247` · 12/27/2017 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** MATCOR METAL FABRICATION (ILLINOIS) INC.
- **Location:** 1021 W BIRCHWOOD ST, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the tooling and setting up a spot welding machine when both of the employee's thumbs were crushed in the machine's point of operation. Both thumb tips were amputated.

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