Farm Worker is Killed in Tractor Rollover

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• Corporate Authors:
  Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center ; Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  A 42-year-old farm worker was killed when the tractor he was operating rolled over on him. The tractor was not equipped with Roll Over Protective Structures (ROPS) or a seat belt. The victim had been bush hogging alone in a field the morning of the incident. Having completed a lower pasture, he proceeded up a single lane loose gravel road carved in the side of the hill. The left side going up the hill was covered with trees and brush. The right side fell quickly off to form a steep embankment. As the victim maneuvered the tractor up the hill, the right rear wheel began sliding off the road. Braking did not stop the tractor. It rolled over on to the victim, crushed him and continued to roll three more times. The victim was discovered about six hours after the incident. The FACE investigator recommends in order to prevent future fatalities owners and operators should: 1. Equip tractors with roll over protective structures and seat belts. 2, Keep equipment in good working order. 3. Plan ahead, anticipate problems, thoroughly evaluate the scene and address hazards. 4. Additionally, county officials should activate a 911 emergency call system.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 4 Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-practices Tractors

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Agriculture ; FACE ; Agriculture
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)   ; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)  
• Subseries:
  State ; State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE94KY090
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026296
• 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 94KY090, 1994 Dec ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Kentucky Department of Health Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ecc2ed88935d96af57e7c503d080f07842e420ef10682c7a0c31f644f718085dd9893a57c335b9e16220a10bd53a61c8f9208d87b5a243d34b20194c6123867c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170245/cdc_170245_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 106.28 KB ]