Incident date: 2019-07-01
NAICS industry code: 561730

On July 1, 2019, an employee was on a riding mower cutting grass beside a highway, 20 feet from the concrete shoulder. A vehicle veered to avoid tire debris and struck him on the left side. He suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and other injuries, and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Roadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-riding
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate