Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119071.015 - Employee lacerates finger on gas hedger

Accident Summary Nr: 119071.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1424398.015	08/16/2019		561730	Brightview Landscapes Services Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 14, 2019, an employee was operating a STIHL HL 90K hedger finishing up trimming some bushes when he went to put it down on the ground with his right hand on the handle and the left hand up by the blades. As the employee put down the hedger with the motor still running, the trigger hit his leg and activated and severely cut his finger. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration of his left index finger, with cuts to his tendons and severe nerve damage.

Keywords: Activated, Blade, Contact, Finger, Laceration, Landscaper, Landscaping, Nerve damage, Tendon, Trigger

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1424398.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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