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Inspection: 100370683 - M & M Lawn Service
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Inspection Information - Office: Ft. Lauderdale | ||||
| Nr: 100370683 | Report ID: 0418800 | Open Date: 06/27/1986 | ||
| M & M Lawn Service | ||||
| 12281 Nw 29th Manor Sunrise, FL 33304 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 0782/Lawn and Garden Services | ||||
| Mailing: 5403 Nw 16th St., Lauderhill, FL 33313 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/09/1986 | |
| Close Case: | 09/12/1986 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360534028 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14342448 | Event: 06/24/1986 | Employee Apparently Drowned While Cutting Grass Near A Canal | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING GRASS ADJACENT TO A 12 FOOT DEEP CANAL. HE WAS USING A "BOBCAT" TYPE, SELF PROPELLED, WALK BEHIND LAWN MOWER, POWERED BY AN 11 HORSEPOWER HONDA MOTOR (36 INCH CUT, ROTARY TYPE). HIS EMPLOYER WAS CUTTING GRASS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, OUT OF SITE OF EMPLOYEE #1. WHEN THE EMPLOYER WENT TO THE BACK YARD TO CHECK ON EMPLOYEE #1, HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND EITHER HIS EMPLOYEE (REPUTED TO BE A GOOD SWIMMER), OR THE LAWN MOWER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND LATER, BY A RESCUE SQUAD DIVER, SLUMPED OVER THE HANDLE BARS OF THE MOWER IN APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF MURKY WATER. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE GRASS WAS LOCATED ON SMOOTH GROUND, WITH A SLOPE OF 1 TO 4. | ||||||
| Keywords: canal, lawn mower, drown, water | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 100370683 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||