SNS LAWN & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INCORPORATED

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Fractures — ROHRERSTOWN, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SNS LAWN & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INCORPORATED in ROHRERSTOWN, Pennsylvania
Employer SNS LAWN & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INCORPORATED
Address Knoll Road
City, State ZIP ROHRERSTOWN, Pennsylvania 17603
Report ID 2015052880
Event Date May 15, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source of Injury Lawn mowers-riding
Industry (NAICS) 561730
GPS Coordinates 40.03000, -76.33000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was mowing a bank horizontally using a John Deere zero-turn commercial riding mower. The mower flipped onto the employee, puncturing a lung and breaking three left ribs, five right ribs, and the clavicle.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2015, a worker at SNS LAWN & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INCORPORATED in ROHRERSTOWN, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with lawn mowers-riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 494 severe injury reports involving "Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway injuries.

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