Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146305 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Lawn Mower

Accident Summary Nr: 201146305 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125951228	11/09/2004	8661	813110	St Paul'S Presbyterian Church

Abstract: On October 15, 2004, Employee #1, a custodian at a church, was using a Craftsman (Model Number 917.377543; Serial Number 120298M 008403) rear-bag push-type mower with a 22-in. blade to mow the lawn at a church. Employee #1 had just finished mowing the lawn and let go of the "dead-man" control on the handle to shut the lawn mower off. The mower did not automatically shut off. Unsure of what the problem was, Employee #1 reached underneath the blade housing with his left hand in order to lift the right side of the mower and the rotating blade amputated his middle and ring finger up to the first knuckle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, LAWN MOWER, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125951228			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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