Incident date: 2024-06-24
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was lifting a mower to clear an edge on a lawn when he lost his balance and fell. His left hand contacted the blades of the mower and he sustained amputations to his middle and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Lawn mower  walk behind
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high