# Amputations at Cherokee Brick & Tile Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017031982` · 3/2/2017 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Cherokee Brick & Tile Co.
- **Location:** 2050 Forest Ave., JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39213
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a strapping head when his right middle finger was caught in the strapping head and amputated.

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