Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167393.015 - Employee is killed when thrown from bush hog

Accident Summary Nr: 167393.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1754894.015	06/13/2024		237310	Lovin Contracting Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on June 12, 2024, Employee #1, employed in highway maintenance, was mowing grass along a public highway. While operating the bush hog, the front tire became ensnared in a hole, causing the employee to be thrown from the machine onto the ground in front of it. The employee became trapped between the bush hog and the ground, sustaining unspecified severe injuries. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Automatic Machine, Bush Hog, Caught Between, Ejected, Ground, Thrown, Trapped

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1754894.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause:

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