Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
| Employer | Briggs & Stratton Corporation | Report ID | 2017098724 |
| Address | 731 Missouri Hwy 142 | City, State ZIP | POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI 63901 |
| Event Date | September 11, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333618 | Inspection # | 1263463 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.72000, -90.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a large dial machine that presses valve seats into an aluminum head when the hydraulic ram did not properly feed a valve seat. He opened the door, activating the interlock, and went to the control panel to place the station in manual mode so he could jog the feeder arm and displace the valve seat to reload another seat. The down side of the selector switch was activated, pinching and amputating his fingertip between the small ram and the valve seat.
Incident Summary
On September 11, 2017, a worker at Briggs & Stratton Corporation in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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