Amputations

Name: Amputations at Absolute Landscaping, Inc.
Start: 5/9/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023054150 · 5/9/2023 · Absolute Landscaping, 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: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: Absolute Landscaping, Inc.
Location: #7-#35 Hammond Pond Parkway, CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS, 02467
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lowering the tailgate of a truck used to transport mulch. As the employee lowered the tailgate, his fingers were caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation that required surgery.

Source

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