# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Appalachian Mountain Landscaping, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024098288` · 9/6/2024 · CLEVELAND, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Lawn mower  riding
- **Secondary source:** Blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors, signs  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Appalachian Mountain Landscaping, LLC
- **Location:** 2653 Hwy 129S, CLEVELAND, GEORGIA, 30528
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a zero-turn lawn mower and went around a metal sign when their left middle finger became caught between the mower and the sign. The employee sustained amputation of the fingertip.

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