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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020087417 · 8/5/2020 · Brightview Landscape Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered

Employer

Name
Brightview Landscape Services
Location
500 25th St Brooklyn, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11232
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 5, 2020, a cemetery landscaper was mowing a slope when the mower got out of control and the employee let go. The mower slid down the hill, struck a headstone, and bounced toward the employee, landing on his leg and causing two factures in his tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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