Incident date: 2017-05-12
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was using a string trimmer while standing on an uphill incline when he lost footing as a mower approached from behind. His foot slid backwards and into the path of the mower deck, which severed his Achilles tendon and ligaments and broke bones in his lower leg. A mulching block-off plate was not in place on the mower's discharge opening and pulley guards were not installed at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Hills
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate