Incident date: 2023-06-02
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was operating a riding lawn mower while also using a blower. The lawn mower struck a curb, causing the tire to lift up. The employee fell off the mower and the blade of the mower came down on his right arm, resulting in an arm laceration and a finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-riding
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high