Tag: landscaper death

Business

News roundup: Copperhead bites landscaper who reached for it

A landscaper suffers a copperhead snake bite while another rescues a woman from a fire in her home. Click for more of the week's news in landscaping.

June 3, 2016

Business

Landscaper killed after mower overturns on sloped terrain

A Little Rock, Arkansas landscaper died on Friday after his zero-turn mower overturned on a slope. Click for more details and to see our top mower safety tips.

April 4, 2016

Business

Florida landscape worker accused of shooting foreman to death

What started off as a normal Wednesday for B&L Landscape Co. turned deadly when an employee shot & killed his foreman. 24-yr-old Ezequiel Soriano Lopez has been charged.

March 10, 2016

Business

Landscaper fights OSHA fine after worker dies in accident

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a citation against Perry’s Maintenance after one of the company’s employees was killed in a landscaping accident. On June 6, the employee was trimming weeds while a coworker was operating a riding mower. A rock shot out from the mower and struck the victim in the back […]

October 29, 2015

Business

Landscaper dies in wood-chipper mishap; safety information

A landscaper who was killed when he fell into a wood chipper on Oct. 8 has finally been identified by police as Nicholas M. Reardon, 72, owner of Landscape Unlimited in Stonington, Connecticut. Reardon was working on some farm property when he was apparently sucked into the wood chipper. Police and other first-responders made it […]

October 14, 2015