OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221392384

RSG LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

ROANOKE, VA· 2021-06-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Finger, Landscaper, Landscaping, Lawn Mower, Slip, Slippery Surface
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345380828
Employer profile: RSG LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE
Summary number: 221392384
Report ID: 0355118

Event description

Employee amputates fingers in fall next to lawnmower

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on June 18, 2021, an employee was operating a walk-behind lawnmower on a slick grass field. The employee slipped and fell, and as he extended his hand, he went to catch himself landing near the mower base. The mower continued to turn left and the lawnmower blade amputated three of the employee's fingers. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
486

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