Briggs & Stratton Corporation

An employee was working on a belt-driven coolant pump when his left hand was caught in the belt, resulting in lacerations and fractures. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was changing a water hose on a die machine. The employee had extended the ram of the machine fully to gain access to the water line. As the employee was checking the water hose, the hydraulics on the ram released, causing the ram to retract to its holding position. The ram caught the employee's hands, pinned them, and broke bones in both hands.

An employee was on a fiberglass step ladder, about 3 feet off the ground, capping off a dead air line. The employee fell off the ladder and suffered two broken ribs, a punctured lung, and head trauma.

An employee was asked to help perform maintenance on a die cast machine. The employee entered the work area, got into a kneeling position, and began using an open-end wrench to remove a hydraulic hose so a fitting could be repaired. When the hose came free from the fixture, residual hydraulic pressure released and hydraulic fluid struck the employee in the chest. The employee fell backward and struck his head on surrounding machinery. The employee was hospitalized with a subdural hematoma, fractures to the forehead, orbital area, and ribs, and required stitches for a forehead laceration.

A trim die was being transported by a forklift. When the die was placed on the ground, the top part of it popped off and crushed an employee's hand against a set of metal stairs. The employee suffered a laceration to the right hand between the thumb and the index finger.

On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

An employee was examining a machine when a part moved up and amputated a fingertip on their left hand.

An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.

An employee's right hand was caught in a wire drawing machine, resulting in amputation.

An employee was loading a rolling cart that became top-heavy and tipped over. The metal lip on the cart made contact with a toe on their left foot, resulting in amputation.

An employee was setting up a milling machine to run parts. The steady rest (i.e., part clamp) was activated and crushed the last joint of the employee's right index finger resulting in surgical amputation.

An employee was removing the valve cap from a 300-gallon tote of ammonium hydroxide. The back pressure caused ammonium hydroxide to release toward the employee's face, resulting in caustic chemical burns to their face and neck.

An employee was trying put a lift chain back on track on a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the lift chain and the pulley and partially amputated.

An employee was operating a forklift when it flipped, pinning and spraining the employee's ankle.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.