Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201204641 - Employee Fractures Back When Mower Rolls Down Embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 201204641 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 03/09/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314786054	03/10/2011	7389	561990	Lane County

Abstract: On March 9, 2011, Employee #1 was traveling on a narrow gravel road in a grass mower, and the vehicle began to bounce. Employee #1 applied the brakes, which were not set in traveling mode, without locking the two brakes together. This caused the mower to veer off the roadway and roll down an embankment. Employee #1 apparently fractured his back, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: embankment, fracture, brake, roll-over, back, lawn mower, lost control

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314786054			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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