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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022064764 · 6/2/2022 · Martino Landscape Contractors Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source
Lawn mowers-riding

Employer

Name
Martino Landscape Contractors Inc
Location
9 Sunset Dr., BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK, 10507
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mowing the lawn at a client's property when he lost control of the mower at the top of a hill. The mower started heading toward a cluster of pine trees. The employee exited the mower and landed on the ground. His left hand went under the mower and the index finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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