Incident date: 2018-07-24
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was cutting grass on a low sloped area using a riding lawn mower. The mower slipped on wet grass, but did not overturn. The employee jumped off the mower and landed near the discharge chute. The mower blade caused a laceration to the employee's right hand and wrist.

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: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate