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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023087936 · 8/28/2023 · Landscapes Golf Management

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Lawn mowers-riding
Secondary source
Trees

Employer

Name
Landscapes Golf Management
Location
27700 FM 1472, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78045
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mowing a golf course on a zero-turn mower with a roll-over protection system (ROPS). As the mower went under a tree limb, the ROPS caused the tree limb to break and strike the employee on the head and right shoulder. The employee suffered an abrasion on the right side of his head and bruising on his right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for a compression fracture of the lower back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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