Hebron, KY — A landscaping worker was killed in an accident with a mower in Hebron, Kentucky, on Friday, July 24, 2015. The accident happened on Bloomin Spring Court.
The man killed in the accident has not been named. Reports say that he was 23 years old and an employee of T.R. Gear Landscaping. The man was working on a hill when he was run over by a Turg Tiger mower.
A co-worker found the man and got the mower off of him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Turf Tiger recommends that their mowers not be used on inclines steeper than 15 degrees, and warns that the machine can lose traction on wet grass. What exactly caused this accident to happen is unknown at this time.
Local officials are investigating. It’s unclear if OSHA has been notified or not.
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Scene of the Accident
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