Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221484496

NORTHERN LAWN SERVICES

Event
Abdomen, Crushed, Ditch, Highway, Lawn Mower, Overturn
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346120983
Employer profile
NORTHERN LAWN SERVICES
Summary number
221484496
Report ID
0830300

Event description

Employee is killed when lawn mower overturns

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was mowing ditches along a highway. The mower fell into a storm drain culvert and flipped onto the employee. The mower crushed the employee's abdomen and the employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 62 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    779

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