Incident date: 2025-04-08
NAICS industry code: 444210

An employee had just taken a zero-turn riding mower off a truck and parked it on the concrete ground. As he dismounted, his foot became caught on the equipment and he fell. He braced himself with his right arm, resulting in a fracture, a dislocation and a lateral collateral ligament (LCL) tear. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Lawn mower  riding
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate