# Amputations at Belson Steel Center Scrap, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110358` · 11/9/2023 · BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Belson Steel Center Scrap, Inc.
- **Location:** 1685 N. State Route 50, BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS, 60914
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 9, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was adjusting a belt and pulley when their right hand was pulled into the pulley. The employee's index fingertip was amputated and their middle finger was fractured.

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