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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 201352861 - Employee Is Killed When Lawn Mower Rolls Over

**Accident: 201352861 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/27/2005**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
308434273	09/27/2005	0782	Apm Landscape And Lawn Care

On September 27, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a Gravely riding lawn mower, Model Number 992020, Serial Number 030078, with a 60-inch cut. The mower was not equipped with a rollover protective structure (ROPS) or a seat belt. The manufacturer's manual and placard on the mower stated do not operate on slopes over 17 degrees. Employee #1 was on the grass on the side walls of a dry retention pond, 25 degree slope, when the lawn mower slid on the dew-covered grass and flipped on top of Employee #1. The mower crushed and killed him.

Keywords: asphyxiated, roll-over, crushed, lawn mower, slippery surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	308434273			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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