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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016087506 · 8/11/2016 · Skookum Contract Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Lawn mowers-riding
Secondary source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Skookum Contract Services
Location
1750 Shop Road Building 6209, FORT LEE, VIRGINIA, 23801
NAICS
561210
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was operating a zero-turn lawn mower when he approached a steel cable approximately 3 feet off the ground. He became caught in the cable, and both of his legs were lacerated and crushed between the cable and the mower's mowing deck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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