Farmer Dies After Falling From the Tongue of a Moving Hay Wagon

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92MN017

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Farmer Dies After Falling From the Tongue of a Moving Hay Wagon

1992/12/18
By Minnesota Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (MN FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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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:

A 23-year-old male farmer (victim) died from injuries he received after falling from the tongue of a moving hay wagon. The wagon, loaded with straw bales, was being pulled by a small utility tractor down a paved county road. Two young helpers, one driving the tractor and one riding on top of the straw, accompanied him but neither witnessed the incident. The victim was standing on the tongue of the wagon where it attached to the draw bar of the tractor. It measured 17 inches off the ground. The workers proceeded on the road in high gear with the throttle completely open; their speed was approximately 17 miles per hour (mph). The victim slipped or lost his balance and fell off the wagon tongue. At least one wagon wheel ran over his body. It was not determined if the head injuries which caused his death resulted from hitting his head on the pavement or from being hit by a wagon wheel. MN FACE investigators concluded that, in order to prevent similar occurrences, the following guideline should be followed: 1. Farm workers should not ride on farm equipment unless safe riding or seating facilities are provided. Where safe riding facilities are not available, farm workers should be transported by separate vehicles.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Age-factors Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Farmers 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) ; Falls (0007)

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Falls (0007) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92MN017
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:

3 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027367
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2012-112911
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 92MN017, 1992 Dec; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

1993
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-92MN017
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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