# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Kerby Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024021595` · 2/20/2024 · RICEBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Engine, motor, and mechanical parts  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoists, lifts  overhead, cable
## Employer
- **Name:** Kerby Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Chemical Plant, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a come-along hoist to pick up a motor when the hoist slipped and the motor fell, pinching their left little finger resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

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