Incident date: 2021-03-26
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee came into the shop to repair a zero-turn mower. Boards were placed underneath the mower to prop it up. As the employee was underneath the mower, it fell on top of him. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling powered vehicle
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