# Amputations at Steel Dust Recycling LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110617` · 11/17/2023 · MILLPORT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Steel Dust Recycling LLC
- **Location:** 13209 Alabama 96, MILLPORT, ALABAMA, 35576
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a mini skid steer to remove electric arc furnace (EAF) dust from under the cone room's outfeed conveyor belt. The skid steer was under the conveyor when he lowered the bucket; the back end of the skid-steer came up and pinched the employee's finger between the skid-steer and conveyor belt. The employee sustained an amputation to the right middle finger.

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