Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 136022.015 - Employee drowns after mower rolls into pond
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1534486.015 | 06/04/2021 | 561730 | Pierpoint Lawn And Landscape, Inc. |
Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on June 2, 2021, an employee was operating an eXmark Lazer Z E-Series 52" Zero Turn Riding Lawn Mower along the bank of a neighborhood pond. The lawnmower slipped off the embankment and rolled trapping the employee underwater with the mower on top of him. Coworkers and nearby residents pulled the employee from the pond and began life-saving measures until fire and EMS personnel arrived. However, the employee had drowned and died at the scene.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1534486.015 | 42 | M | Fatality |