# Amputations at True North Steel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111405` · 11/30/2017 · BILLINGS, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
## Employer
- **Name:** True North Steel, Inc.
- **Location:** 1501 South 30th Street West, BILLINGS, MONTANA, 59102
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was crouched down beside the drilling machine and reached his hand up to lift himself up, during which time he bumped the power switch. His left index finger got past the guard and was amputated between the belt and pulley.

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