OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221387145
112276 - THE LAWN RANGER
CROWN POINT, IN·
Event description
Employee is electrocuted when lawn mower runs over cord
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 noon on August 28, 2021, an employee was operating a seated lawn mower when he accidentally ran over a 220-Volt electric cord that was plugged into a street light and camper. The employee reached under the lawn mower to move the cord away from the blade and was electrocuted.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 999
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