Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J. C. Landscaping, 63 Archer Avenue, JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND 02919
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a lawnmower when he tripped over an object. As he fell backwards, the still-running machine ran over his right foot. The blade amputated the tips of three toes.
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An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the saw cut his thumb, index, and middle fingers. His index finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.
An employee was mowing a residential lawn at a client's house. The mower slid on the land and tipped over onto him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in the neck and partial paralysis.
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was walking through a parking garage. She tripped over a curb and fell forward onto her right knee, then her left knee, both hands, and her face. She suffered an injury to the left knee that required surgery, as well as scrapes on the chin and both palms and soreness in the left wrist.
An employee was using a hose to clear storm drains after a sewer backup. The employee fell backward and his head struck the curb, resulting in an Injury on the right side of his head, generalized bruising, and pain in his left ankle, right hip, left shoulder, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.