# Amputations at Keystone Lawn Company
> OSHA SIR `2015064107` · 6/26/2015 · MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
## Employer
- **Name:** Keystone Lawn Company
- **Location:** Elmcroft Drive at Willow Creek Drive, MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17552
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a zero-turn riding mower to mow a lawn. The employee slumped forward; as he did so, his left hand was pulled under the mower deck. His left ring finger was amputated, and the blade of the mower sliced into his hand. He was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*