OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291439

HEAD,LAWN MOWER,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT

1986-05-05T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,LAWN MOWER,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14291439
Report ID: 355118

Event description

Employee killed when struck by rock thrown by mower

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 6, 1986, Employee #1 and a coworker were usi ng John Deere roto-mowers to cut the grass in area O of the Radford Army Arsenal . The coworker was on one side of the road, approximately 180 ft from Employee # 1, when his mower contacted a rock. It was thrown backward and across the roadwa y, striking Employee #1 on the right side of the head and hitting his hard hat. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and later died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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