# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Four Seasons Property Maintenance, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017054343` · 5/12/2017 · HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Hills
## Employer
- **Name:** Four Seasons Property Maintenance, LLC
- **Location:** Lowe's Home Improvement, HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01035
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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