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OSHA Injury Report: Cherokee Brick

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Cherokee Brick in 2050 Forest Ave, Jackson, MS 39213 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mill Operator 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
Mill work station.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Changing cutter wires at the mill work station.

What happened

Started changing cutter wires and reached down to pull old wire out and cutter wire pierced punctured left pointer finger and thumb on left hand.

Injury or illness

Pierced Punctured pointer finger and thumb on left hand.

Object or substance involved

Old cutter wire.

Summary line

Cutter wire pierced punctured left pointer finger and thumb on left hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mill Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
327120 — Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
101
Total hours worked
218537
EIN
580190940
Establishment ID
1137421
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:30:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:20:02:00

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Source

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