OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14277180
AMPUTATED,GUARD,LAWN MOWER,TOE
Event description
TOES CUT BY LAWN MOWER BLADE
Investigation abstract
ON 9-10-84, APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM EMP #1 WAS OPERATING A WALK-BEHIND ROTARY LAW N MOWER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE MOWER. HIS BIG TOE AND A PORTION OF THE NEXT TOE WERE AMPUTATED. BOTH THE REAR AND SIDE GUARDS WER E REMOVED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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