# Amputations at General Shale Brick
> OSHA SIR `2015074749` · 7/16/2015 · WISTER, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Rocks, crushed stone
## Employer
- **Name:** General Shale Brick
- **Location:** General Shale Brick, WISTER, OKLAHOMA, 74966
- **NAICS:** 327121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using his hands to move rock from the conveyor belt to a shelf. His finger got caught and smashed between two rocks, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. A small portion of the bone was surgically removed.

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