Fractures

Name: Fractures at Landcare USA, LLC
Start: 8/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088822 · 8/27/2018 · Landcare USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Mowing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Landcare USA, LLC
Location: 200 Powder Mill Road, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19803
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a walk-behind mower equipped with a velkie to mow a parking lot island. He stopped the mower to wait for someone to park. He was then attempting to move away from the mower when the machine started to spin, striking and throwing him to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured right femur and right ankle.

Source

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