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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019088908 · 8/27/2019 · RICK ROBERT'S LAWN SERVICE, INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
RICK ROBERT'S LAWN SERVICE, INC
Location
Legends Golf Contry CLub-Comerset Brittania Drive, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33912
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up mower when the side cover on the deck hit a rock and the blades turned off. The employee's hand entered the deck when the still-moving blades severed a right-hand fingertip to the bone and caused a deep tissue cut.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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