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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024109208 · 10/2/2024 · Knoebels Three Ponds, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway
Source
Lawn mower riding
Secondary source
Ball, stick, and throwing sports equipment

Employer

Name
Knoebels Three Ponds, Inc.
Location
954 Pennsylvania 487, ELYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17824
NAICS
713910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were driving groundskeeping mowers to cut the grass on a golf course. As the two mowers passed each other, one mower struck and threw a golf ball into the right leg of the employee operating the second mower. The injured employee was hospitalized with two fractures in their lower right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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