Incident date: 2024-09-06
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was operating a zero-turn lawn mower and went around a metal sign when their left middle finger became caught between the mower and the sign. The employee sustained amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Lawn mower  riding
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high