# Amputations at Yancey Bros. Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021021463` · 2/18/2021 · WASHINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Chisels-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Yancey Bros. Co.
- **Location:** 228 Andrew Dr., WASHINGTON, GEORGIA, 30673
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chisel and hammer to separate and remove a bearing in the axle of a road scraper machine. One of the tools struck his left thumb, resulting in the partial amputation of the thumb tip at the end of the nail.

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