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Accident Summary Nr: 138592.015 - Employee amputates two toes on unguarded lawn mower blades

Accident Summary Nr: 138592.015 -- Report ID: 0352470 -- Event Date: 04/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528002.015	04/29/2021		561730	Ivy Hill Nursery Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on April 20, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a landscaper was operating an Ex Mark Model TTX691CKA60400 (Serial Number: 406810407) walk-behind lawn mower. While mowing on an incline, the employee slipped at which time the mower turned to the right. The employee's left foot contacted the blades in the unguarded discharge side of the mowing deck. The discharge was not equipped with a chute or other guard. The employee amputated two toes on his foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught By, Contact, Cutting, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Equipment Operator, Foot, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lawn Mower, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Point Of Operation, Rotating Parts, Safety Device, Slip, Slippery Surface, Slope, Sloping, Toe, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1528002.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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