Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200203503 - Worker Drowns When Lawn Mower Rolls over Embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 200203503 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/21/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314636218	07/22/2010	0782	561730	Thompson Turf Management, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was mowing a lawn with a riding lawn mower tractor. He was near the edge of a freshwater creek, when the tractor fell down an embankment. The employee was trapped beneath the tractor in two feet of water. He drowned. The lawn mower was operated improperly, as it lacked rollover protection.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ASPHYXIATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, LAWN MOWER, DROWN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314636218			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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