# Amputations at Cherokee Brick and Tile Company
> OSHA SIR `2015031466` · 3/25/2015 · MACON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Cherokee Brick and Tile Company
- **Location:** 3250 Waterville Road, MACON, GEORGIA, 31206
- **NAICS:** 327121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a capstan and rope. The rope got caught, and the employee attempted to untangle it. The employee's hand was caught between the rope and the capstan spool while wearing a glove. His fingertip was degloved.

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