Re: Tractor Accident
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Posted by john d. on July 15, 1998 at 12:45:11:
In Reply to: Tractor Accident posted by Jason on July 14, 1998 at 20:01:31:
: This past weekend, a 35 year old fellow who lived about a mile and a half from me was killed while working with his tractor. Apparently, he was trying to uproot a bush with a Ford 8N while his fiance watched. The tractor reared up and came right over on top of him and the steering wheel crushed his head. I went over to see the situation. I noticed that the tractor did not have a drawbar nor any implement attached. I was later told that he had the chain attached to the seat support bracket. I had figured from what I saw that it had been attached to the upper link of the three point hitch. In either case, it was too dang high above the axle. It was a reminder to me that you can never be too careful. Many folks have tractors these days who really have never worked with them. Some old-tractor people I have met fall into this category also - they like the old tractors, but don't know how to use them. When the opportunity arises to use their tractor for some purpose, they go to it. If yall know anybody like this, please teach them the basics about tractor safety. Many times accidents happen because of a combination of ingredients. Most of us who've spent lots of hours on a tractor, combine, or any other piece of farm machinery know that experience, common sense, and machinery in good condition all make for safer operation. But in spite of these, it only takes such factors as fatigue, bad weather, haste, distraction, or intervention of another person to set up conditions which can be tragic. Most of us with years of experience know that there have been times when we've had "close calls" that resulted from being too tired, too much in a hurry, or having a momentary lapse in attention. If experienced people can have those moments, the problem is compounded with the addition of improper use due to lack of knowledge or experience. Farming is safer than it used to be, but the machinery will still maim and kill if improperly used. There are a lot of people living in the country today that have little knowledge about, or respect for, the hazards of machinery or livestock.
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