Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623189 - Landscaper drives mower off platform and is killed in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200623189 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 07/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307681643	07/27/2004	7992	713910	Shiloh Falls Golf Course

Abstract: On July 25, 2004, a groundskeeper drove his riding lawn mower onto a powered platform that was going to transport the mower to the bottom of an 88-foot hill. He planned to mow the rest of the golf course. When he accelerated his mower toward the platform, he accidentally drove the mower off the unloading side of the platform, falling approximately 25 feet to his death. The groundskeeper was dead when emergency medical personnel arrived.

Keywords: PLATFORM, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, DRIVER, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, LAWN MOWER, FALL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307681643			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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