Fatalities Associated with Improper Hitching to Farm Tractors – New York, 1991–1995

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Anderson, M. ; Boyd, J. ; Casey, G. ; Grant, A. ; Hallman, E. ; Hill, Mary ; London, M. ; Morse, D. ; Pollock, J. ; Roerig, S.
• Description:
  Four incidents of sudden rear rollover of farm tractors involving improper hitching were presented and the characteristics of 16 incidents were described. The four cases examined in this review featured rear rollovers of farm tractors that were not equipped with rollover protective structures (ROPSs). The cases all featured fatal outcomes to the farm tractor operators from trauma to the neck, jaw, torso, head, and/or chest. In 27 reported farm tractor accidents investigated through the New York State Department of Health, Occupational Health Nurses in Agricultural Communities (OHNAC) program from 1991 to 1995, 16 (59%) were found to result from improper hitching of tractors to equipment or material to be towed. All 16 cases resulted from improper hitching of the tow chain. Terrain conditions contributed to eight of the accidents. The use of ROPSs and safety belts, and proper attachment of equipment and towing loads, are recommended as methods for preventing farm tractor accidents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-machinery NIOSH-Author Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Protective-equipment Safety-belts Safety-equipment Traumatic-injuries
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232461
• Citation:
  MMWR 1996 Apr; 45(15):307-311
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eb2b2363bd498a338b86421401c27ece98ccf3dfd8d17e6fd2e7794a10d38b2c8e786a056a965cb50d9712b5ca9838fbc3ece5aecc7d72eb67ef6ae093ce7a50
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183105/cdc_183105_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 61.10 KB ]