OSHA investigators arrived in South Saint Paul, MN on Friday, September 14th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at 98139 - Church Of St Patrick which had occured on Wednesday, July 18th 2018. A 78 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2018-07-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn June 8, 2018, an employee was mowing an area of a cemetery with a slope of twenty-two degree that was near a retaining wall. While near the retaining wall, the tractor became stuck. The employee dismounted the tractor and retrieved a zero turn mower from the cemetery garage to tow the stuck lawn mower. As the employee towed the stuck mower, the zero turn mower went over the edge of the retaining wall. The zero turn mower overturned and the employee received broken ribs, a punctured lung, and nerve damage to his right arm. The employee was admitted to a nearby hospital and remained there for 40 days for treatment. However, the employee's condition did not approve and he died on July 18, 2018.