Incident date: 2024-08-19
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was using a walk-behind mower equipped with a standing platform attached to the rear frame. The employee fell off the mower and their left hand went under the mower deck. The blade amputated their thumb and index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision  fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicle
code_source: title: Lawn mower  riding
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s) and finger(s)
severity: high