Fractures

Name: Fractures at Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation
Start: 8/20/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087655 · 8/20/2024 · Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source: Lawn mower riding
Secondary source: Solar panels

Employer

Name: Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation
Location: P.O Box 403, BRANCHVILLE, NEW JERSEY, 07826
NAICS: 923110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting grass in a field of solar panels. As he approached a solar panel, he stopped the mower to see how close he was to the panel. As he leaned forward, the mower moved forward and struck the solar panel. The employee suffered lacerations to both shins and fractured his right tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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