Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-03 | Fayetteville | Ar | Clear Creek Development Company LLC | Lower leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a golf cart with an attached utility trailer carrying a lawn mower. The cart path was wet, and when the employee braked, the cart slid and turned on its side. The employee's lower leg was fractured. | |||||
2021-08-24 | Birmingham | Al | Saiia Construction Co LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
An employee was operating a zero-turn lawnmower when it ran over a pipe, lodging the pipe between the deck and the ground. As he was trying to remove the pipe, the lawnmower fell and struck his finger. He suffered an amputation. | |||||
2021-08-23 | Newark | Nj | Fabuwood Cabinetry Corp | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on a wet lawn, fell, and suffered a broken ankle. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
2021-07-09 | San Angelo | Tx | 3C Lawn & Landscape | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was removing the bag from a lawn mower. When the employee attempted to clear some grass from the opening, the lawn mower blades made contact with three of the employee's fingers, resulting in amputations. | |||||
2021-06-01 | Mcdonough | Ga | The Home Depot | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was repairing a battery-powered lawnmower . As the employee lifted the mower to look underneath, the mower energized. The blades struck the employee's left hand resulting in the amputation of the middle, ring, and pinky fingers. | |||||
2021-06-01 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Brightview Landscape Maintenance | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was offloading a stand-on lawnmower from a trailer. His foot was caught between the lawnmower and a concrete parking block. He suffered broken bones in the left leg. | |||||
2021-06-01 | Middletown | Ri | All Island Landscape, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was mowing a lawn when a branch got caught on the front of the mower. As he was trying to free the branch, the rotating mower blade lacerated his foot. | |||||
2021-05-25 | Naples | Fl | Pelican Marsh Community Development District | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was mowing a grass area along a lake when the lawn mover flipped over and the employee was trapped underwater for 4-5 minutes. The employee was hospitalized for a near-drowning and chemical burns to his lungs from inhaling water/fuel. | |||||
2021-05-21 | Lakewood | Co | Reed Services LLC | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was mowing a lawn with a riding mower. The mower became stuck on a tree stump. The employee slipped while trying to dislodge it and the employee's feet went under the mower deck. The employee suffered an amputation at the left shin, as well as the amputation of the right big toe. | |||||
2021-05-05 | Broken Arrow | Ok | ROARK LANDSCAPING CORP./TULSA LOT SWEEPING | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was checking the blades on a lawn mower and amputated a fingertip. | |||||
2021-04-26 | Commerce | Tx | SSC Services for Education | Leg(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
An employee was cutting grass with a zero-turn lawn mower and collided with a parked vehicle in the parking lot, resulting in a broken leg and lacerations. | |||||
2021-04-19 | Brooklyn | Ny | The Green-Wood Cemetery | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee fell while cutting grass and the lawn mower ran over his left foot, amputating the big toe and part of the second toe. | |||||
2021-04-10 | Elmore | Oh | Great Lakes Ford, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On April 10, 2021, an employee was observing a lawn mower that had an issue. The mower was engaged and ran over the employee's foot, lacerating it and severing a tendon. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-04-10 | Orlando | Fl | Everblades Outdoors, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
On April 10, 2021, an employee was using a leaf blower. He was assisting the operator of a riding lawn mower when the mower ran over his foot, its blade amputating multiple toes. | |||||
2021-04-09 | Danvers | Il | Loren Miller | Lower leg(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a zero-turn commercial lawn mower when they were thrown from the mower and their left leg became caught in the rotating blade. The employee's left leg was amputated mid-calf. | |||||
2021-04-08 | Houma | La | Lowe's Companies LLC | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level |
An employee was escorting a forklift driver in the outside lawn and garden area. The employee fell to the ground while walking and was hospitalized with fractures to the right wrist and hip. | |||||
2021-04-05 | Lewisville | Tx | RHP Staffing Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was riding a lawnmower near a creek when the lawnmower flipped into the creek, resulting in fractured ribs. | |||||
2021-02-04 | Blytheville | Ar | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee walked around the counter to exit and tripped over two small lawnmower tires, falling to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip. | |||||
2020-08-25 | West Palm Beach | Fl | TSM Tropical Services Management, Inc | Foot (feet) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee operating a riding lawn mower at a commercial jobsite fell off the lawn mower. The mower blade then caused an amputation to his foot. | |||||
2020-08-20 | Brunswick | Me | Northern Turf Professionals, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was cleaning a lawn mower that was on a jack. When the employee was lowering the jack, the jack fell on his hand and amputated the tip of his left thumb. | |||||
2020-08-18 | Fort Riley | Ks | Skookum Contract Services | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was unclogging a riding lawn mower. The mower's impeller cut the employee's left middle finger at the knuckle, causing a fracture and ligament damage that required surgery. | |||||
2020-08-11 | North Fort Myers | Fl | Joshua Tree Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was riding a lawn mower while cutting the grass when the lawn mower slid down a bank and flipped into a lake, leading to hospitalization. | |||||
2020-07-23 | Lake Cormorant | Mississippi | The Gutterman Company, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was preparing a house for gutter installation. The employee got off a ladder and stepped onto the porch roof to remove shingle strips. He then fell 9 to 10 feet off the roof, landing on the lawn and breaking his right femur. | |||||
2020-06-18 | Pine Island | New York | Pine Island Turf Nursery, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway |
An employee was riding a lawn tractor when the tractor drove into a ditch. The employee fell from the lawn tractor and three fingers on the left hand were severely lacerated. | |||||
2020-06-15 | Huntsville | Alabama | Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a front deck lawnmower when he drove into some stairs. His finger was pinned and fractured. | |||||
2020-06-15 | Saint Charles | Missouri | Joe Nunn's Lawn Maintenance | Multiple trunk locations | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was mowing a terrace lawn on a zero-turn mower when the mower got close to a hill and flipped sideways. The employee suffered a broken hip/pelvis. | |||||
2020-06-09 | Lakeland | Florida | Weber Environmental Services, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was doing lawn care work when, suffering from heat stress, he began vomiting and suffered cramping in his feet. | |||||
2020-06-01 | North Stonington | Connecticut | Lake of Isles | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On 6/01/2020, at about 6:30 AM, an employee was cutting grass with a lawnmower when his foot slid under the lawnmower and contacted the blade. The big toe of the left foot was amputated, and other toes may have been fractured. | |||||
2020-05-14 | Orlando | Florida | D & A Building Services, Inc. | Leg(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee hit something while mowing a lawn, causing his leg to break. | |||||
2020-04-16 | Monroe | Wisconsin | Sloan Implement Company Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee lost his balance while securing lawn mowers on a flatbed trailer. He grabbed one of the lawn mower hoods to prevent himself from falling. The hood flipped up and the employee fell 3 to 6 feet onto his back. He suffered bruising to his back and knees and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-04-16 | Morral | Ohio | Morral Companies, LLC | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was unclogging the steam line for a lawn mixer. The steam line was not locked out and the steam line valve was not turned off at the time. When the line was unclogged, steam was released, and the employee sustained second degree burns on both arms and hands. | |||||
2020-03-26 | Madison | Connecticut | BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a stand-up mower. His right foot was caught on the lawn mower stand, and he suffered a broken ankle. | |||||
2020-02-25 | Benbrook | Texas | Walmart Supercenter #4509 | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An associate was walking through the lawn and garden center and tripped over a grate in the ground and fell resulting in a broken left elbow that required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2020-01-14 | Shelter Island | New York | Liberty Lawn & Landscape LLC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident |
An employee was run over by a machine while cutting a lawn, suffering a broken clavicle and tibia. | |||||
2019-09-23 | Seaford | New York | USPS | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was walking on a lawn to make a delivery and fell into a 13-ft. sink hole. The employee sustained bruises. | |||||
2019-09-16 | Glasgow | West Virgini | StoneMor Partners L.P. | Multiple body parts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was helping another employee pull a lawnmower out of a ditch using a tractor. The tractor went into gear and knocked the employee off the tractor. The tractor then ran over the employee's leg and face causing injuries. | |||||
2019-09-05 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | Calvary Chapel Church, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding a lawn mower when he ran over tree roots and fell off the mower. The mower blade then lacerated his left arm. | |||||
2019-09-03 | Marco Island | Florida | S. Mendoza Complete Lawn Care, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After operating a lawn mower for approximately 6-7 hours intermittently, an employee fainted while resting outside between the work truck and a trailer. He was hospitalized with heat-related illness. | |||||
2019-08-26 | Dania Beach | Florida | Dynaserv Florida, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was conducting landscaping activities and went to clear a blockage within the blade area of a riding lawnmower when the blade amputated a right-hand fingertip. | |||||
2019-08-23 | Kennett Square | Pennsylvania | Eastern Horticultural Services, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was positioning a riding lawn mower when he lost grip and fell to the concrete floor, breaking his right femur and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-08-01 | Kansasville | Wisconsin | Maple Leaf Farms, Inc | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was mowing a lawn on a zero turn mower when the front wheel struck a gate. The employee suffered a contusion on the right leg and a broken left leg. | |||||
2019-07-22 | Port Chester | New York | UPS | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was walking across a lawn to deliver a package. The employee fell approximately 5 feet off a wall and landed on the driveway, breaking his femur. | |||||
2019-07-10 | Blue Springs | Missouri | Brummel Lawn and Landscape LLC | Heel(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a stand-up mower to mow a lawn. The mower slid approximately 10 feet down a hill and hit a board. The employee fell off the mower and the mower ran over his left foot lacerating the heel. | |||||
2019-06-22 | Beaumont | Texas | Walmart | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell 4 feet from a ladder to the concrete ground while pulling a boxed lawn mower down. The employee suffered head and brain injuries. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Paramus | New Jersey | CEDAR PARK CEMETERY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee reached down to check the lawn mower tire while the mower was running. The lawn mower blade lacerated his left ring finger and fractured the left middle finger that resulted in the amputation of the distal phalanx. | |||||
2019-06-18 | Greenwich | Connecticut | Greenwich Country Club, The | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee slipped and his foot went under a lawnmower, resulting in the partial amputation of his toes. | |||||
2019-06-05 | Maplewood | New Jersey | State Reality Agency, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was pulling a riding lawn mower up a ramp onto a truck. The truck's tail gate gave out and fell, causing the ramp to fall; the lawn mower then fell onto the employee. | |||||
2019-05-31 | Commack | New York | USPS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was mowing a lawn when the mower amputated his ring finger. | |||||
2019-05-22 | Orlando | Florida | Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was edging a lawn and began to feel sick and ended up vomiting. He was hospitalized due to heat syncope. | |||||
2019-04-15 | Buffalo | New York | Elbers Landscape Service Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving a lawn mower deck on a forklift. While the employee was adjusting the deck, his left ring finger was pinched and cut. Part of the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2019-04-03 | Rowlett | Texas | Brookway Horticultrural Services | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was on a riding lawn mower when it tipped over into an embankment. The lawn mower fell on top of him resulting in collapsed lungs, fractures to the wrist, ribs, collar bone, shoulder blade, and cheek bone as well as cuts to the left ear and wrist. | |||||
2019-03-28 | Picayune | Mississippi | XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A driver was delivering a zero-turn lawn mower that was strapped to a pallet to a customer. While unloading the shipment, it fell and landed on the driver's side and leg causing multiple rib fractures and a fractured left fibula. | |||||
2019-02-25 | Delray Beach | Florida | BERMUDA LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, INC. | Knee(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was picking up debris from a lawn when a tree snapped and fell on her, breaking her knee and injuring her back. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-14 | New Britain | Connecticut | U.S. Postal Service | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
A mail carrier slipped while walking across a snow-/ice-covered lawn. He fell to the ground, breaking his shoulder. | |||||
2018-09-25 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Calvary Fellowship Homes | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was helping a co-worker hang a peg board in a cottage garage when he tripped over another peg board that was propped up against a lawn mower. He fell and broke his hip. | |||||
2018-09-20 | Hudson | Florida | Landscape Maintenance Professionals, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing next to a zero turn lawn mower when the mower operator ran over his left foot, resulting in a partial amputation of the big toe. | |||||
2018-08-31 | Lake Forest | Illinois | Mariani Enterprises, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was mowing a lawn when the blade of a lawnmower contacted his hand, amputating his left middle finger. | |||||
2018-08-23 | Orland Park | Illinois | Sertoma Centre, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting grass and was adjusting the wheel guard on the lawn mower when the blade cut his fingers. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Glenville | West Virgini | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons FCI Gilmore | Fingertip(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway |
An employee was operating a lawn tractor up a paved roadway when the tractor went into neutral and started rolling backward down the hill. The employee turned the wheel and the tractor flipped onto its side. The vehicle was equipped with a rollover protection system and the employee was wearing his seatbelt. When the tractor flipped on its side, the employee's fingertips were pinched between the ground and the tractor, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Lutz | Florida | Brightview Landscape Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was activating a walk-behind lawnmower when his left ring finger was caught in the brake assembly, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2018-07-24 | Oswego | Illinois | Western Dupage Services, Inc. | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was cutting grass on a low sloped area using a riding lawn mower. The mower slipped on wet grass, but did not overturn. The employee jumped off the mower and landed near the discharge chute. The mower blade caused a laceration to the employee's right hand and wrist. | |||||
2018-07-19 | Houston | Texas | Tru Green # 5435 | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was fertilizing lawns and suffered heat stress symptoms. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-07-02 | Easton | Pennsylvania | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
While closing the gate to a lawn and garden area, an employee suffered a pinched finger, causing an amputation to the tip of the finger. | |||||
2018-06-19 | Owasso | Oklahoma | Landmark Outdoor Services | Foot (feet) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee turned off and dismounted a lawnmower. The mower started to roll and he tried to stop it. His foot was caught between the front wheel of the mower and a rock, resulting in foot lacerations. | |||||
2018-06-07 | Omaha | Nebraska | Elkhorn Lawn Care | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was trimming the edge of the lawn, was startled and stepped back into the mower chute. His legs and feet were lacerated by the mower blade. | |||||
2018-05-30 | Havertown | Pennsylvania | Merion Golf Club West Course | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level |
An employee finished mowing the lawn and was pulling the lawn mover onto a trailer when he fell back into the trailer, suffering a broken rib and a partially collapsed lung. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-24 | Choctaw | Mississippi | Pearl River Resort | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was repairing a lawnmower. The mower was running, and its belt caught their right middle finger. | |||||
2018-05-11 | Sandusky | Ohio | August Corso & Sons, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was removing the bagging device from a lawn mower when his fingers contacted the spinning blades and were amputated. | |||||
2018-04-20 | North Smithfield | Rhode Island | 3D Lawn Care | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was attempting to unclog a riding lawn mower when the spinning mower blades broke his right index and middle fingers and partially amputated his right middle finger. The mower was running at the time. | |||||
2018-02-20 | Miami | Florida | Cliffhanger Janitorial, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee was washing building windows when the clamp supporting him slipped off the parapet wall. He then fell approximately 36 to 42 feet, striking a tree and then landing on the grass lawn below. He broke his right arm, six right-side ribs, and one vertebra, requiring hospitalization and surgery. The clamp was not tied back to an independent life line at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-01-30 | Wonder Lake | Illinois | Goodmark Nurseries, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to repair a lawn mower. The employee's left hand was under the mower deck when the mower blade amputated the employee's left ring fingertip and lacerated the left middle fingertip. The mower was running at the time. | |||||
2018-01-16 | Saint Louis | Missouri | BELLEFONTAIN CEMETERY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was pushing a large lawn mower to hitch it to a tractor. His hand was on the mower's hitch when the mower moved, fracturing and partially amputating his left ring finger and cutting his middle finger. His ring and middle fingernails had to be surgically removed. | |||||
2017-09-27 | College Station | Texas | SSC Service Solutions | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was working near a running lawnmower when a rock flew out from under the lawn mower and struck the employee in the left temple, causing a concussion. | |||||
2017-08-31 | Toledo | Ohio | JOB 1 USA | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On August 31, 2017, an employee was sitting on a riding lawn mower when the employee's right pant leg caught the edge of the mower deck, which then pulled the employee's right foot into the blade, lacerating it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-16 | San Antonio | Texas | Thompson Landscape | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After performing lawn maintenance in the sun, an employee became ill and began to cramp, requiring hospitalization for heat stress. | |||||
2017-08-11 | Clifton | Illinois | Presence Merkle-Knipprath Countryside | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On August 11, 2017, an employee was servicing a lawnmower when his middle fingertip contacted the rotating blade and was partially amputated. | |||||
2017-08-01 | Plymouth | Massachusett | TruGreen | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was aerating a lawn with hand-held motorized equipment when she became ill and started vomiting. The employee was hospitalized for a heat related illness. | |||||
2017-07-24 | Erie | Pennsylvania | Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was mowing a lawn on a slope using a push mower when it slipped and went over the employee's right foot. The mower blades went through the employee's steel-toed boot and cut the middle toe on the employee's right foot. The tip of the employee's middle toe was amputated at the hospital. | |||||
2017-07-18 | Orlando | Florida | Weber Environmental Services, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee's lawn mower was stuck in mud. As a vehicle was pulling him out with a chain, the chain broke and struck his arm. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2017-07-08 | Vernon Hills | Illinois | TruGreen, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
On Saturday, July 8, 2017, at approximately 10:15 a.m., an employee had just strapped down lawncare equipment to a flatbed trailer. As he made his way off the trailer, he tripped over one of the straps he had just tightened down. He fell over the side, striking the ground and an adjacent concrete curb. He fractured his right tibia and fibula. | |||||
2017-07-06 | Pensacola | Florida | Pensacola Country Club | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On July 6, 2017, an employee was cutting grass using a lawn mower when he slipped and fell onto the ground. His left foot was caught under the blade of the lawn mower, amputating two toes. | |||||
2017-06-01 | Centennial | Colorado | International Jet Aviation Services, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
While mowing the lawn on a slope, an employee lost their footing. The employee's right foot went under the lawn mower, which cut a toe. | |||||
2017-05-17 | Hummels Wharf | Pennsylvania | Jack Williams Tire | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at approximately 5:00PM, an employee was attempting to change a 6-inch lawn tractor tire on a tire changing machine. While he was breaking the bead of the tire from the rim, the tool slipped, causing his finger to become caught between the tire rim and the side of the machine. His left index fingertip had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
2017-05-12 | Purchase | New York | Century Country Club, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
A temporary employee was walking down a hill and mowing the lawn when he slipped and fell with the mower. He stopped but the mower kept going and ran over his right foot, amputating his middle toe and cutting the two adjacent toes. | |||||
2017-05-11 | Frankfort | Illinois | Three Tree Landscapes, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was starting a lawn mower when he fell down and the mower ran over his right leg, lacerating it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-05-01 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | Proscape Landscaping Management Corporation | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was mowing a lawn with a push mower and lacerated his left big toe. | |||||
2017-04-17 | Mckinney | Texas | Encore Wire Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing grass from the discharge chute of a lawnmower and amputated his right thumb, index and middle fingers. | |||||
2017-04-02 | Billings | Montana | Johns Home and Yard Service LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee's left index finger was severely lacerated while helping another employee clear a clogged mower chute on a commercial zero-turn lawn mower. The mower was turned off and the cutting blades disengaged, however the blower fan was still moving when the injured employee's left hand entered the blower fan. The finger had to be amputated. | |||||
2017-02-10 | Tomah | Wisconsin | The Toro Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
On February 10, 2017, an employee was performing functional tests on a lawnmower. The engine was running, but the drive belts for the mower were not engaged or moving. At approximately 8:15 a.m., the employee was walking near the mower when he tripped and fell. As he fell, his right hand contacted a sharp area where the belt met a pulley and his right index finger was de-gloved. | |||||
2016-10-06 | Chandler | Arizona | Troon Golf, LLC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading a lawnmower reel into a machine when the machine centered itself, causing the positioning device to strike his left hand. | |||||
2016-09-26 | Sunrise Beach | Missouri | THE CLUB AT PORTO CIMA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating a riding mower on the golf course to mow the lawn. He was on a hillside when he lost traction on wet grass, causing the mower to slide down the hill towards a tree. He put his right hand up to protect his head and kept his left hand on the steering wheel. At impact, the steering wheel turned quickly, injuring his left hand. He suffered a thumb amputation and four broken fingers. | |||||
2016-08-11 | Fort Lee | Virginia | Skookum Contract Services | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a zero-turn lawn mower when he approached a steel cable approximately 3 feet off the ground. He became caught in the cable, and both of his legs were lacerated and crushed between the cable and the mower's mowing deck. | |||||
2016-08-10 | Miami Beach | Florida | Fisher Island Club, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On 8/10/16, at 12:15 p.m., an employee was riding a lawn mower on an incline when it rolled and fell 10 feet from a wall to the grass below. He fractured his left tibia and lacerated his head, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-07-25 | Latham | New York | British American, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee lost control of a riding lawnmower he was operating on the side of a hill. The lawnmower was slipping downhill toward parked cars. The employee dismounted the lawnmower and attempted to stop it when the mower ran over his leg, breaking it. | |||||
2016-07-20 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | SAUCON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport |
An employee was mowing grass using a riding lawn mower near a drop-off on the grounds. The mower got stuck. The employee dismounted the mower to push it and the mower flipped onto the employee fracturing ribs. | |||||
2016-07-19 | Oxford | Mississippi | Smith Lawn Management, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On 7/19/2016, an employee was operating a walk-behind commercial lawnmower on a terraced hillside. He went to mow a strip located between two 8 foot retaining walls. He fell over one of the 8 foot retaining walls and suffered a broken left femur and skull fractures. | |||||
2016-07-15 | Buffalo | New York | Global Spectrum Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was mowing the lawn on the side of a hill. He lost his footing and his foot went under the mower amputating two toes. | |||||
2016-07-14 | Great Bend | Kansas | Walmart Store #770 | Hand(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was filling a lawn mower tire with air when the tire popped and struck the employee's hand, fracturing it. | |||||
2016-07-13 | Azle | Texas | Denton Country Club | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was adjusting the belt and pulley on a lawn mower when his middle fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2016-06-30 | Mckinney | Texas | Haynes Landscape | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee mowing lawns was hospitalized for heat stress. |