Amputations

Name: Amputations at Briggs Equipment
Start: 9/3/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015096469 · 9/3/2015 · Briggs Equipment

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Briggs Equipment
Location: 947 Industrial Park Drive, CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39056
NAICS: 333924
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 3, 2015, at 3:30 p.m., an employee's left pinky finger got caught in the lift chain of a forklift. The bottom third of his pinky finger was amputated, requiring overnight hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown