# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPES, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016054038` · 5/11/2016 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Lawn mowers-riding
## Employer
- **Name:** BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPES, LLC
- **Location:** 5250 International Drive, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32819
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mowing the lawn of a commercial property when he saw an obstruction on his path. He picked up a piece of rebar steel from the ground, placed the rebar on the mower's floor deck, and continued mowing the lawn. Due to the mower's movement and vibration, the piece of rebar fell and struck the tire of the mower, then deflected back and hit the employee's shin, causing a minor laceration and contusion on his leg. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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