A Schuylkill County man died on Thursday in an incident with a riding mower.

State police at Schuylkill Haven said troopers were dispatched to the intersection of Browns Road and Browns Church Road, in Wayne Township, to assist emergency medical personnel for a man trapped under a tractor. On scene John Lippert, 79, of Schuylkill Haven, was found deceased under the mower deck of a zero turn lawn mower. Family members related he used the mower as a means to retrieve his mail each day due to his declining health.

The emergency cutoff switch under the seat of the mower had been previously disabled. While retrieving his mail Lippert lost control of the mower which caused it to run him over, troopers said.