OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221700990

NORTHWEST LANDSCAPING

KENT, CT— 2024-09-11T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Head, Landscaper, Landscaping, Lawn Mower, Roll, Roll-Over, Rolled, Trapped, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347751034
Employer profile: NORTHWEST LANDSCAPING
Summary number: 221700990
Report ID: 0112000

Event description

Employee is fatally injured in lawnmower rollover

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on September 11, 2024, an employee was operating a Scag 61-inch Turf Tiger riding lawnmower while mowing parallel across the face of a hill. During the task, the lawnmower rolled over and trapped the employee beneath it. The employee sustained multisystem trauma, including massive head injuries, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
1

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