Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 15995.015 - Employee Over Turns Riding Mower And Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 15995.015 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 05/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
418783.015	05/07/2012		712190	U. S. Dept. Of Interior

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 7, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a riding mower with a fixed receptacle trashcan. The mower was a Gravely zero turn radius (60-inch) cutting deck mower. He was seen pulling back both arm levers in the reverse position and driving the mower backwards. Later on, he was seen going over a sloped embankment. Employee #1 was wearing his seatbelt. He was found dead after sliding off the valley side of the 45 degree slope embankment approximately 143 feet and flipping 7-8 times and striking his head on a boulder.

Keywords: Lawn Mower, Overturn, Roll-Over, Slope

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	418783.015	63	M	Fatality		Forestry workers, except logging

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