Incident date: 2018-10-10
NAICS industry code: 624229

An employee was attempting to start a lawn mower. When he pulled the cord, the mower lifted and landed on his left foot, resulting in a  partial amputation of his big toe. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high