Incident date: 2022-04-04
NAICS industry code: 551114

On April 4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., the injured employee was training another employee on how to adjust the deck height on a gas-powered push mower. A switch was engaged and caused the mower blade to strike the injured employee s left hand causing an amputation to the middle finger and a laceration to the ring finger. The laceration required stitches and the middle finger was reattached.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high