BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
| Employer | BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION | Report ID | 20181010252 |
| Address | 731 Highway 142 | City, State ZIP | POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI 63901 |
| Event Date | October 4, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333618 | Inspection # | 1352645 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.72000, -90.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A flywheel machine cycled while an employee's hand was inside it, breaking his finger. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 4, 2018, a worker at BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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