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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221508492

THE MANICURIST LAWN CARE

Event
Drown, Drowning, Landscaping, Pool
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346306343
Employer profile
THE MANICURIST LAWN CARE
Summary number
221508492
Report ID
0418100

Event description

Employee drowns in fall into residential pool

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on October 19, 2022, an employee was using a leaf blower to blow leaves in the backyard of a residential home. The employee was utilizing a backpack leaf blower in close proximity to the 8 foot deep end of a residential pool. The employee fell into the pool and drowned.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    889

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