Farmer pinned under left rear tire of industrial tractor-loader with backhoe.
Authors
Michigan State University
Source
Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 05MI064, 2006 Jan; :1-5
On May 6, 2005, an 82-year-old male farmer was pinned under the left rear wheel of the John Deere 300-B industrial tractor-loader with backhoe. He was in the process of loading lime into a spreader so it could be distributed on his fields. He left the loader bucket in the air, and had not placed the tractor-loader in park. The engine was idling. It is presumed that as he was trying to exit or enter the tractor-loader, it began to roll down a slight incline and he was pinned under the left rear wheel. Neighbors who heard the tractor-loader idling looked out their window with binoculars and saw the victim under the left rear tractor wheel. They called 911. When emergency response arrived, he was declared dead at the scene. Recommendations: 1. Practice safe dismount procedures including lowering the bucket and locking the brakes or using the park-lock. 2. When parking a machine on a slope, position the machine at a right angle to the slope. 3. Do not try to re-enter moving machinery.
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