Incident date: 2015-06-13
NAICS industry code: 561730

On June 13, 2015, an employee was operating a stand-up mower. While going up an incline, he lost his balance and slipped off of the mower. He grabbed onto the handle, which made the mower go backwards, and his ankle went under the deck and was cut. He was hospitalized overnight and received ankle stitches.

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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate