# Amputations at Briggs Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2015096469` · 9/3/2015 · CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*