OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221472855
LAYAOU LANDSCAPING, INC.
LEOLA, PA·
Event description
Employee is killed when mower overturns
Investigation abstract
At 12:18 p.m. on May 12, 2022, an employee was cutting the grass on the side of a hill with a Dixie Chopper XCaliber 3674D Zero Turn Riding Mower. The mower's rollover protection system was not in use. The mower made an abrupt turn and traveled straight down the hill with a 10-to-15-degree slope. At the bottom of the hill, the mower hit a rock and overturned on top of the employee, trapping him. The employee suffered traumatic asphyxia and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 0
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