Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Start: 8/13/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021086884 · 8/13/2021 · Briggs & Stratton Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Stairs, steps, unspecified

Employer

Name: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Location: 7251 Zell Miller Parkway, STATESBORO, GEORGIA, 30458
NAICS: 335312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A trim die was being transported by a forklift. When the die was placed on the ground, the top part of it popped off and crushed an employee's hand against a set of metal stairs. The employee suffered a laceration to the right hand between the thumb and the index finger.

Source

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