OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221736911

BAKER COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING, INC.

DAVENPORT, FL— 2025-01-23T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Break, Carbon Monoxide, Carboxyhemoglobin, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Exhaust Fumes, Exhaust System, Gas, Laborer, Lack of oxygen, Landscaper, Landscaping, Lawn Mower, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Overcome by vapors, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Unresponsive, Vapor, Ventilation
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347997397
Employer profile: BAKER COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING, INC.
Summary number: 221736911
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee dies from CO poisoning, found unresponsive on mower

Investigation abstract

At 10:43 a.m. on January 23, 2025, Employee #1 working as a laborer for a landscaping service was finishing breakfast while sitting on a zero turn, John Deere mower. A coworker (foreman) found him unresponsive still sitting on the mower. It was determined that the employee had died from carbon monoxide exposure from the vehicle's exhaust.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
889

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