Fractures

Name: Fractures at Blooming Valley Landscape and Supply, LLC
Start: 4/1/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020042967 · 4/1/2020 · Blooming Valley Landscape and Supply, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Plowing and cultivating machinery

Employer

Name: Blooming Valley Landscape and Supply, LLC
Location: 400 North Main Street, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16335
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a rototiller when the blades of the rototiller became stuck in the ground. The employee moved to the front of the rototiller and attempted to dislodge it. The rototiller moved forward and the blades struck the employee's lower left leg, causing multiple fractures.

Source

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