Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160412.015 - Employee is killed in lawnmower roll over

Accident Summary Nr: 160412.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/19/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1685701.015	07/19/2023		111339	Ellwood Canyon Ranch

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on July 19, 2023, an employee was mowing a hillside that was going to be used to plant avocado trees for harvesting with a Canycom Masao Ride-on Brushcutter. The employee did not follow the user manual and drove the lawnmower on an incline above the 20-degree maximum slope. The employee fell from the lawnmower as it rolled over and was struck in the head as it continued to roll down the hill. The employee suffered fatal head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Head, Lawn Mower, Roll-Over, Slope, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1685701.015	48	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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