Farmer Dies From Burn Injuries After Tractor He was Driving Caught Fire

Wahl, George; Parker, David L.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE97MN011

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Farmer Dies From Burn Injuries After Tractor He was Driving Caught Fire

1997/08/28
By Wahl, George ; Parker, David L.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Wahl, George ; Parker, David L.

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Corporate Authors:

Minnesota Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (MN FACE) ; Minnesota. Department of Health

Minnesota Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (MN FACE) ; Minnesota. Department of Health Less -
Description:

An 87-year-old farmer (victim) died of burns he received when the tractor he was driving caught fire. On the day of the incident, the victim drove a farm tractor on a public roadway pulling an empty grain wagon. The tractor was equipped with a vinyl heat shroud designed to partially shelter the tractor operator from outdoor environmental conditions. Apparently as he drove the tractor, the left brake started binding, overheated and caused the vinyl shroud to begin to smolder. The victim turned left and began driving east into a moderate wind that was blowing toward the west. While he drove into the wind, the vinyl shroud burst into flames that spread to the victim's clothing. The victim slowed the tractor and drove it into the ditch on the south side of the road where he brought it to a stop. He got off of the tractor and extinguished the flames from his clothing by rolling in the grass. Due to the extent of the burns on his body, he appeared to have collapsed after extinguishing the flames and was discovered a short time later by a passing motorist. The motorist went to a nearby farm and called emergency personnel. They arrived shortly after being notified and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. MN FACE investigators concluded that to reduce the likelihood of similar occurrences, the following guidelines should be followed: 1. all equipment should be maintained in good operating condition.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Burns Equipment-operators Farmers Fire-hazards Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 5 Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Tractors Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Farming (0013)

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Farming (0013) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE97MN011
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5

Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-3
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027580
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2011-100797
Citation:

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 97MN011, 1997 Aug; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

1997
Performing Organization:

Minnesota Department of Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-97MN011
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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