Smith Lawn Management, LLC

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - OXFORD, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Smith Lawn Management, LLC in OXFORD, Mississippi
Employer Smith Lawn Management, LLC
Address Molly Bar Ridge Apartments, 1101 Molly Bar Road
City, State ZIP OXFORD, Mississippi 38655
Report ID 2016076545
Event Date July 19, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561730
GPS Coordinates 34.36000, -89.52000

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Incident Narrative

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.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2016, a worker at Smith Lawn Management, LLC in OXFORD, Mississippi suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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