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Briggs & Stratton Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Briggs & Stratton Corporation in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer Briggs & Stratton Corporation Report ID 2016043368
Address 3300 N. 124th Street City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53222
Event Date April 21, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336312 Inspection # 1143211
GPS Coordinates 43.08000, -88.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding a part in a machine when the machine cycled and amputated the employee's finger.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2016, a worker at Briggs & Stratton Corporation in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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