Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880284 - Employee killed when pinned under water by mower

Accident Summary Nr: 200880284 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300630480	06/17/1998	7948	0	Watkins Glen International

Abstract: Employee #1, working for a temporary service, was using a Ferris Industries CTR mower, model CTR20K, serial #244, to cut the lawns of a speedway. He was mowing on a slope when the machine rolled backward over an embankment and into a stream. The mower landed on top of him, crushing his chest and pinning him under the surface. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: CHEST, EMBANKMENT, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, LAWN MOWER, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE, BACKING UP, OVERTURN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300630480			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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