Landscaper cited after worker drowns in retention pond
- July 9, 2025
- Posted by: Web workers
- Category: Workers Comp
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited a Florida landscaper after a worker drowned in July 2023.
The employee of Bradenton-based TruScapes Industries Inc. was operating a lawn mower when it rolled over in a retention pond, pinning him underwater.
OSHA proposed $166,305 in penalties.
TruScapes was cited for one willful violation for not having a rollover protection system in use at the time of the incident and for allowing employees to operate the mower on a steep slope.
OSHA said it cited TruScapes for a similar fatal incident in July 2015.
The company, which employs 150 workers, has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.
