Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tree Top Nursery & Landscape Inc, Corner of Wilson Estates PKWY, WICHITA, KANSAS 67206
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was mowing turf using a stand up riding mower when he struck a surface root and the mover overturned. He was hospitalized for severe damage to muscle and tissues of the arm and amputation of the right ring finger.
An employee was driving a cart around the driving range to pick up golf balls. The vehicle struck an in-ground target causing the employee to strike his forehead on the windshield. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their nose and cheekbone and lacerations to their head and hands.
An employee was operating a picker when it struck a stack of pallets. His body moved forward and he struck his face on the computer monitor in the vehicle, resulting in a concussion, laceration, and blurry vision.
An employee was driving a lift in reverse through an aisle while the lift was loaded with a headboard. The headboard caught merchandise in the aisle racks, causing it to shift and contact the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a broken leg.
An employee was driving a utility task vehicle (UTV) through the parking lot to the boat yard to meet a co-worker. The UTV and slid into a curb, causing it to flip on its side and land on the employee's leg, resulting in a broken leg.
On December 7, 2023, an employee was driving an order picker down an aisle when the mast of the vehicle struck a material pan that was hanging out of the rack. The pan fell and struck the employee, resulting in rib fractures and a spleen laceration.
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