# Amputations at TOP NOTCH LAWN CARE, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023064864` · 6/2/2023 · WEST MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
- **Secondary source:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** TOP NOTCH LAWN CARE, LLC
- **Location:** 1221 South Wickham Road, WEST MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32904
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a riding lawn mower while also using a blower. The lawn mower struck a curb, causing the tire to lift up. The employee fell off the mower and the blade of the mower came down on his right arm, resulting in an arm laceration and a finger amputation.

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