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Accident: 202470647 - Employee'S Finger Is Amputated By Blower

Accident: 202470647 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/27/2011
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31482578708/04/20110782Landscape Development Inc.
At approximately 12:15 p.m. on July 27, 2011, Employee #1, a driver with Landscape Development, Inc., was assisting a mower operator cleaning and servicing an eXmark mower (Model Number LHP5223KA, Company Identification Number 565912). At the time of accident, the mower was not deenergized or mechanically locked out. Employee #1's left index finger contacted the blower and was amputated. He was hospitalized at Los Robles Hospital for treatment.
Keywords: maintenance, amputated, finger, cleaning, lockout, lawn mower
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 314825787 Hospitalized injury Amputation Truck drivers, light

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