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Al L. in Wisc.

07-23-2007 15:14:03




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A 77-year-old town of Webster man died when the tractor he was operating to remove weeds on his property overturned on him, Monday morning. (07/16/07)
According to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department, (name deleted by poster), was operating the tractor on private property two miles west of La Farge. The tractor overturned on an embankment coming to rest on ..(operator)...was pronounced dead at the scene...[from local paper]
And the second accident [reported today on local radio station] claiming the life of a 20 year old who drove into a gully that had recently developed. The operator was thrown from the tractor and killed by the mower. This accident occured in Crawford County, Wisc. Let's be careful out there. As a former volunteer firefighter and ambulance personel, I saw enough of these sort of incidents.

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Tom Windsor

07-23-2007 20:20:50




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to Al L. in Wisc., 07-23-2007 15:14:03  
This warning is good and should be put here repeatedly because history does repeat itself and we often lose sight of the danger of what we are doing. Mind wanters, we take shortcuts, work by ourselves in dangerous environments and generally stick our heads into the lions mouth.

However, the bright side of this is that there are millions of hours on farming equipment in this country and generally the loss ratio to hours worked is at a minimum.

I am seeing "Old" people...that is, people my age getting hurt and in one intance killed, by things "we knew better" but did. I have noticed that my mind is not as sharp as it was and my reflexes and ability to react has diminished...so, this message is the rest of the "Old" people...be careful out there---but have fun doing it as I do.

Tom Windsor

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Weldon K

07-23-2007 19:26:18




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to Al L. in Wisc., 07-23-2007 15:14:03  
There was an incident during hay harvest near me this spring that resulted in a fatality. A 63 year old woman farmer died when a round bale came off the front-end loader. The bale wedged between the exhaust pipe and cab, preventing the cab door from opening. The hot exhaust pipe set the hay on fire and burned the tractor with her in the cab. She had an arthritic condition bad enough that she needed a lift device to allow her to get into the cab. Apparently that condition prevented her from maneuvering herself enough inside the cab to get out through the back window. Also a man was severely injured when a round bale rolled back off his front loader and struck him as he operated the tractor ( open station ,no cab ) lifting a bale into a barn loft. He had the bale in the bucket, no forks or a spear. I heard of another elderly man being severely injured in last winter when a bale rolled back of his fork equipped loader.

BE CAREFUL when using a loader to handle big bales , round or square.

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rnicholas

07-23-2007 18:04:34




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to Al L. in Wisc., 07-23-2007 15:14:03  
Don't know if anyone has done it (it may sound weird, I guess) but someone should write a book on the countless ways one can be killed or seriously injured with farm equipment. Unlike a lot of work, men on the farm often work alone and are "found" after an accident. I remember in the early 70's I was working as a orderly at the local hospital when they brought in a gentleman who got caught in a corn picker. He was missing both legs and an arm. Fortunately, he lived but I'll never forget the sight as long as I live.

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Weldon K

07-24-2007 07:54:29




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to rnicholas, 07-23-2007 18:04:34  
" someone should write a book on the countless ways one can be killed or seriously injured with farm equipment." Click on the link below.



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Chuck46

07-23-2007 20:12:28




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to rnicholas, 07-23-2007 18:04:34  
Hi, When I was in FFA 50 years ago they did a good job of educating safety and warning of hazards, I hope they still do, but somethings can not be forseen. I remember many men with one hand or less from corn pickers. Good luck, Chuck



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City-Boy McCoy

07-23-2007 17:39:59




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to Al L. in Wisc., 07-23-2007 15:14:03  
Tragedies both. We all need to always remember that operating tractors is a dangerous business. We need to always be on our highest state of alert - even (especially) when we think we are just playing with old tractors. mike durhan



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georgeky

07-23-2007 17:37:28




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to Al L. in Wisc., 07-23-2007 15:14:03  
I talked to a guy that lives here in KY a couple days ago who said he fell off his tractor somehow last summer and was ran over by the disc mower he was using and lost an arm. He was lucky that he lived.



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HughB

07-23-2007 18:01:41




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to georgeky, 07-23-2007 17:37:28  
Clinton County Ohio in the early 50s a classmate's very small sister fell of the tractor where her father was letting her ride. The Disc passed over her killing her instantly. 55 years later I still refuse to let any small child ride on my tractor. We all know better but it happens anyway. Farm machinery can hurt or kill you in any number of ways. I know I am preaching to the choir but it still needs to be said. HughB

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georgeky

07-23-2007 20:13:28




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to HughB, 07-23-2007 18:01:41  
HughB, there can not be to much preaching about this. I never allow any riders either. There has been a couple killed around here by a disk and a couple by a bush hog. A chidhood friend lost a leg after falling from a riding mower driven by his mother. I have caught my MIL mowing 2 or 3 times with my grandsons riding with her. I got pretty loud with her after the last time.



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Al L. in Wisc.

07-24-2007 05:28:39




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to georgeky, 07-23-2007 20:13:28  
georgeky, I was driver on an ambulance run many years ago - a grandmother had taken her grand daughter 'mowing'. The little girl kept her leg fortunately, although in the local hospital ER, it looked like a carved turkey - nice even slashes. That little girl never whimpered or cried as she was in shock. Our role was to transfer to La Crosse and the return trip our topic was....Sad note to this, the wonderful nurse/ambulance attendant was killed in an auto accident on a family trip to Iowa and left behind a husband (fellow ambulance attendant) and kids. DON'T TAKE THEM RIDING!

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DennyF

07-23-2007 19:28:19




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 Re: 2 mowing accidents claim 2 in reply to HughB, 07-23-2007 18:01:41  
It would be a pretty thick book. An uncle that farmed for over 50 years was of the opinion that "all that stuff" was ready, willing and able to kill or maim any man that couldn't or wouldn't pay attention.

Lost track of all the close calls people that I know have had, me included. A cousin once got an arm caught in a round baler when the "door" started to slowly close on him when the cylinders leaked off while he was in under there tinkering with something.

Only reason he still has that arm is 'cause his oldest daughter walked out on the porch when she thought she heard someone yelling. In the time it took her to run several hundred yards to the field and throw the lever to lift the door, the baler had started to cut into his arm.

Another feller had his leg broken in several places when his Carharts got caught on the PTO that needed repaired on his 8N, (wouldn't go out of gear, he was un-attaching a three point grader blade at the time). He had it repaired while he recuperated, wished he would've had it done long before that.

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