Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170195465 - Employee injured when lawn mower crashes into ditch

Accident Summary Nr: 170195465 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125684159	05/12/1999	7999	0	Collins Lake Recreation Area

Abstract: On May 7, 1999, Employee #1, a 20-year-old maintenance man who operated a recreation area on a lake, was driving a riding lawn mower down a paved road. The brakes and transmission failed and the mower went out of control and free wheeled. Employee #1 crashed into a small, rocky ditch, fracturing his neck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BRAKE, WORK RULES, ENGINE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LAWN MOWER, FALL, NECK, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125684159			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Recreation workers

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