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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420938

SILVER FALLS STABLES LLC

Event
Asphyxiated, Drowning, Lawn Mower, Overturn, Pinned
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345695522
Employer profile
SILVER FALLS STABLES LLC
Summary number
221420938
Report ID
0951510

Event description

Employee dies by drowning while operating lawn mower

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was riding on a lawn mower, when he lost control of the mower. The employee and the mower slipped down a 20 foot embankment. The mower flipped and landed on top of the employee, pinning his head under water. The employee drowned.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 45 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    486

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