Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Sunflower Landscaping & Maintenance, Inc.
Start: 6/15/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065888 · 6/15/2018 · Sunflower Landscaping & Maintenance, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders

Employer

Name: Sunflower Landscaping & Maintenance, Inc.
Location: Hillsboro Road and Parkland Bay Drive, PARKLAND, FLORIDA, 33076
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a bucket attachment that was stuck on a skid steer. He raised the bucket off the ground, exited the steer cab, and was hammering on the stuck release pin when the bucket fell to the ground, striking him below the knees and scraping several inches of skin off to the bone.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown