# Amputations at Morton Industries LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017109872` · 10/13/2017 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Morton Industries LLC
- **Location:** 70 Commerce Dr, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a robotic spot welder when one employee initiated the machine, which then partially amputated the second employee's right index finger.

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