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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018055051 · 5/24/2018 · CAMBRIDGE LANDSCAPE CO., INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered

Employer

Name
CAMBRIDGE LANDSCAPE CO., INC.
Location
265 Country Dr., WESTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02493
NAICS
541320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were mowing and trimming grass. While one employee was holding a mower's rear push bar, another employee lifted the front of the mower to carry it down four or five steps. While the employee was holding the front of the mower, his left ring finger came in contact with the spinning blade amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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