Incident date: 2023-05-03
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was on the sidewalk fueling mowers while another employee was being trained on a stand-up, zero turn mower. As the mower was brought to the curb to park, the employee on the sidewalk was struck and his leg was pinched between the curb/sidewalk and the mower deck. The injured employee was hospitalized for a leg fracture above the ankle that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-riding
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate