Worker Dies from Heat Stroke While Operating Lawn Equipment

At about 6:30 am, on May 26, 2010, Employee #1 of Acres Enterprises, Inc., was assigned to a crew that was dispatched to mow lawn in a residential complex in Joliet, Illinois. No training was given to Employee #1 before dispatch into the field because, according to the employer, Employee #1, a new employee, claimed to have had 9 years of experience in landscaping. The foremen in charge of the crew attempted to train Employee #1 in the use of the lawn mower, but Employee #1 refused the training claiming he had […]