# Amputations at Morton Industries LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021064669` · 6/9/2021 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Morton Industries LLC
- **Location:** 70 Commerce Dr, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a bead roller. The tip of his left index finger was within the point of operation when the machine cycled, crushing part of his left index fingertip. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

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