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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401540

DR. GREENTHUMB, INC.

Event
Drowning, Lawn Mower, Pinned, ROPS, Tips Over
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345578553
Employer profile
DR. GREENTHUMB, INC.
Summary number
221401540
Report ID
0420600

Event description

Employee drowns when mower tips over into pond

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee, a land mower operator, was mowing the embankment of a pond located in a new residential construction area, without the use of the roll-over protection system. The mower (John Deere, Model #Z960M, S/N: 1TC960MCJT060314) tipped over into the pond, and the employee was pinned under water by the mower and drowned.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Event type
    14

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