Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Briggs & Stratton LLC, 731 HIGHWAY 142, POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI 63901
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee put a cylinder machining pallet into manual mode to unjam it. After completing the task, their left hand became lodged between a pulley and belt, resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
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