Incident date: 2022-06-02
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was mowing the lawn at a client's property when he lost control of the mower at the top of a hill. The mower started heading toward a cluster of pine trees. The employee exited the mower and landed on the ground. His left hand went under the mower and the index finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-riding
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high