# Amputations at General Shale Brick, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110055` · 11/16/2022 · JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Bricks and pavers
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Shale Brick, Inc.
- **Location:** 21455 FM 2252, JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE, 37601
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was repositioning slabs of brick on a conveyor after noticing they were coming out of the pusher area sideways. While adjusting the slabs, a slab of bricks fell onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in amputation.

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