# Amputations at Cherokee Brick and Tile Company
> OSHA SIR `2019010415` · 1/14/2019 · MACON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Cherokee Brick and Tile Company
- **Location:** 3250 Waterville Road, MACON, GEORGIA, 31206
- **NAICS:** 327121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing dust from the hooking clasp (called a dog) on a kiln car on a tram and amputated his right index finger.

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