OLATHE, KANSAS—
Signature landscaping
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Signature landscaping, 7400 S Pflumm Road, OLATHE, KANSAS 66216 on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was mowing a lawn using a riding mover. He struck a wire and fell off the mower. The mower ran over his right hand severing it.
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