OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673947

ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,SLIP,LAWN MOWER,FALL,TOE,BLADE,SLOPE

1986-09-04T00:00:00

Event: ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,SLIP,LAWN MOWER,FALL,TOE,BLADE,SLOPE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 673947
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's toes amputated by mower

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on July 11, 1986, Employee #1 was performing his reg ularly assigned job of mowing greens and tee banks with a Flymo rotary mower at Cedar Rapids Country Club, Cedar Rapids, IA. He was working alone. He slipped an d fell on a bank and pulled the mower over his right foot, amputating the first three toes on his right foot.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
11

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
486

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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