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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #950022

LAWN MOWER,POOL,DROWN

Event
LAWN MOWER,POOL,DROWN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
950022
Report ID
355117

Event description

EMPLOYEE DROWNED WHEN MOWER DIVES INTO DIGESTER POND

Investigation abstract

An employee of Diversco Services was cutting grass with a Snapper 36 inch riding lawn mower, near two open sludge digester ponds that were 12 ft-14 ft deep, and 90 ft in diameter. The employee rode the mower into the open pond, and was drow ned.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    4
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    453
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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