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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 978098 - Employee Killed When Lawn Mower Overturns

**Accident: 978098 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 04/03/1991**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
111055828	04/15/1991	7997	Lake Properties Inc

Employee #1 was mowing the #4 tee with a Kubota four-wheel drive rotary deck mower, model #F20000. Employee #1 briefly stopped the mower because the tractor was sliding (probably due to moisture). Employee #1 then attempted to drive the lawn mower out of the area, but the mower's left rear wheel slipped over the side of a 3 ft rock embankment in front of the tee. Employee #1 was thrown from the mower, which slid backward over the bluff and flipped on top of him, crushing his chest and fracturing his skull. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: chest, ejected, fracture, rops, slip, crushed, lawn mower, skull, slippery surface, overturn

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	111055828			Fatality	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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