Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 173691.015 - Employee dies from CO poisoning, found unresponsive on mower

Accident Summary Nr: 173691.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/23/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1799739.015	01/24/2025		561730	Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:43 a.m. on January 23, 2025, Employee #1 working as a laborer for a landscaping service was finishing breakfast while sitting on a zero turn, John Deere mower. A coworker (foreman) found him unresponsive still sitting on the mower. It was determined that the employee had died from carbon monoxide exposure from the vehicle's exhaust.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Break, Carbon Monoxide, Carboxyhemoglobin, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Exhaust Fumes, Exhaust System, Gas, Laborer, Lack of oxygen, Landscaper, Landscaping, Lawn Mower, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Overcome by vapors, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Unresponsive, Vapor, Ventilation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1799739.015	52	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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