Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132554.015 - Employee amputates fingers when reaches below deck of lawn m

Accident Summary Nr: 132554.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 08/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490104.015	08/26/2020		611710	Lassen County Office Of Education

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 19, 2020, an employee was mowing a lawn and clearing a clog. The employee left the motor running, and the blades of the mower engaged, when he went to clear the clog and reached below the deck of the mower. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the right index and middle fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Clearing, Clogged, Finger, Lawn Mower, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490104.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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