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OSHA Injury Report: Cherokee Brick

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Cherokee Brick in 2050 Forest Ave, Jackson, MS 39213 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cherokee Brick
Parent company
Cherokee Brick and Tile Co.
Street
2050 Forest Ave
City
Jackson
State
MS
ZIP
39213
On-site location
Scrubber Fan

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
125

Before the incident

EE and coworkers were changing fan belt son the scrubber fan.

What happened

While changing a fan belt a pipe wrench slipped on the rotating shaft. When EE reached to reposition it his hand was caught between the wrench and guard resulting in an amputation of the right ring and pinky fingers.

Injury or illness

Amputation to right ring and pinky finger.

Object or substance involved

Hand was caught between pipe wrench and metal guard.

Summary line

Hand caught between metal guard and wrench while changing fan belt. Amputation to right ring finger and pinky finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
327120 — Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
97
Total hours worked
211017
EIN
580190940
Establishment ID
1137421
Employer case #
2025-0028

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:14:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.