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Cuts, lacerations

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
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