OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170105621

CHEST,LUNG,ASPHYXIATED,STRUCK AGAINST,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,LAWN MOWER,SHARP TURN,OVERTURN,STEERING WHEEL

1989-07-13T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,LUNG,ASPHYXIATED,STRUCK AGAINST,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,LAWN MOWER,SHARP TURN,OVERTURN,STEERING WHEEL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 170105621
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee killed by overturned lawn mower

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:27 p.m. on June 4, 1991, Employee #1, a maintenance worker fo r Edinburgh Community School Corp., was mowing grass on top of a hill behind the superintendent's office with a John Deere 22 hp, model 430, diesel riding-type lawn mower. He drove the mower down the hill, but was descending too fast. He ma de a sharp left turn before the rear wheels of the mower were completely down th e slope, causing the mower to tip over. The steering wheel hit him in the chest, crushing his rib cage and puncturing his lungs. He died of traumatic asphyxia.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
448

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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