Incident date: 2017-04-02
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee's left index finger was severely lacerated while helping another employee clear a clogged mower chute on a commercial zero-turn lawn mower. The mower was turned off and the cutting blades disengaged, however the blower fan was still moving when the injured employee's  left hand entered the blower fan. The finger had to be amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-riding
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high