Incident date: 2025-08-11
NAICS industry code: 561730

At about 7:40-8:00 a.m. on August 11, 2025, an employee was operating a riding mower near a ditch and fence line with heavy weed growth. The blades of the mower became entangled in vines and stopped abruptly. The employee was removing the vines when the mover moved slightly and its blades partially amputated the employee's left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Lawn mower  riding
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high