This appears in the Marion News (ohio).
A Marion man was killed in what police are ruling an accident when he fell from a tractor pulling a “bush-hog” type lawn mower. The man died from injuries he received when the mower ran over him.
According to the Marion City Police Department, John Price, 264 Uncapher Avenue, Marion, was mowing the field behind the Ohio Heartland Community Action Center on Bellefontaine Avenue early Thursday evening, July 15. For an undetermined reason, Price fell from the tractor and into the path of the mower. He was fatally injured.
Price’s body was transported to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office at the request of Marion County Coroner Dr. Marc Comianos.
There were no witnesses to the accident, which was investigated by the Marion City Police Department, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Authorities quickly ruled the death an accident.
Price, 58, was a 17-year employee of Goodwill Industries.
A Marion man was killed in what police are ruling an accident when he fell from a tractor pulling a “bush-hog” type lawn mower. The man died from injuries he received when the mower ran over him.
According to the Marion City Police Department, John Price, 264 Uncapher Avenue, Marion, was mowing the field behind the Ohio Heartland Community Action Center on Bellefontaine Avenue early Thursday evening, July 15. For an undetermined reason, Price fell from the tractor and into the path of the mower. He was fatally injured.
Price’s body was transported to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office at the request of Marion County Coroner Dr. Marc Comianos.
There were no witnesses to the accident, which was investigated by the Marion City Police Department, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Authorities quickly ruled the death an accident.
Price, 58, was a 17-year employee of Goodwill Industries.
