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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015085437 · 8/4/2015 · SNS Lawn & Landscape Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source
Lawn mowers-riding
Secondary source
Concrete parking blocks and barriers

Employer

Name
SNS Lawn & Landscape Services, Inc.
Location
829 Paramount Avenue, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17602
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mowing a lawn using a riding mower. The employee was mowing on a hillside with wet grass when the mower began to slide down the hill. The mower eventually contacted a parking curb and the employee was ejected from the mower. His left foot got caught under the mower deck and he sustained amputation injuries to the two small toes on his left foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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