Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170626675 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Lawn Mower

Accident Summary Nr: 170626675 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125723684	04/17/2001	0782	561730	English Garden Care,Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:26 a.m. on January 9, 2001, Employee #1 stuck his hand under the blade enclosure of a rotary lawn mower while attempting to adjust the height of the wheels. The dead-man controls on the mower had been broken, and the engine had not been shut off. Employee #1 was hospitalized and his three fingers were reattached in subsequent operations.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, DEADMAN CONTROL, FINGER, LAWN MOWER, BLADE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125723684			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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