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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025054394 · 5/9/2025 · National Park Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Lawn mower riding
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
National Park Service
Location
P.O. Box 27, GERING, NEBRASKA, 69341
NAICS
712190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to conduct maintenance on a riding lawn mower and lifted the mower deck upward to its vertical position with assistance from another employee. A third employee pulled a locking pin, causing the front wheel mount to move forward into the cab. The cab entrance hand hold crushed the little fingers on the injured employee's hands. The employee was hospitalized and required surgical amputation of the right little finger to the second joint, as well as debriding and stitches to the left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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