# Amputations at BRIGGS & STRATTON
> OSHA SIR `2017077039` · 7/27/2017 · POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** BRIGGS & STRATTON
- **Location:** 731 HIGHWAY 142, POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, 63901
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had his hand in a door when he stumbled. The door closed pinching his finger and crushing the middle fingertip. The employee had the fingertip surgically removed.

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