Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135087.015 - Employee is killed after mower tips, neck is crushed by rops

Accident Summary Nr: 135087.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 04/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527073.015	04/23/2021		561730	Paul Klager & Associates Landscaping

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on April 23, 2021, an employee was riding an ExMark Laser Z- S Series mower mowing grass on a steep slope. The employee flipped the mower over a retaining wall after operating the mower in reverse on the slope. The employee suffered compression injuries to his head, neck and abdomen and was killed after the roll over protection system frame pinned his neck to the ground.

Keywords: Abdomen, Crushed, Driver, Head, Inexperience, Landscaping, Lawn Mower, Neck, Powered Industrial Vehicle, ROPS, Roll-Over, Slope, Struck By, Training, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1527073.015	68	M	Fatality

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