Work Efficiency Tip Sheet: Try a One-Person Hitch for Tractors and Wagons

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• Personal Author:
  Chapman L ; Miquelon M ; Newenhouse A
• Description:
  If you use tractors and wagons to move plants on your nursery, consider a one-person hitch that can save you time and reduce your risk for serious injury. You can cut the time you spend connecting tractors to wagons in half. Since you never leave your tractor seat, you will also reduce the chance that you or your helper will crush fingers while positioning the hitch pin, or risk getting caught between an unstable tractor and a heavy wagon. Without a one-person hitch, the tractor driver has to climb down from the seat to lift up the wagon pole or tongue, position it exactly around the drawbar, and drop the hitch pin in the corresponding holes. Sometimes workers use a jack or blocks to hold up the heavy wagon tongue, and often drivers recruit a helper to stand behind the tractor and do the hitching. If a tractor driver is very skilled, he or she can back up to the wagon precisely so a minimum of lifting and maneuvering is needed to hook up the tongue. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Injury Prevention Tractors
• Publisher:
  University of Wisconsin
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061196
• Citation:
  Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, 2004 Jun; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 460 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20030930
• Source Full Name:
  Work efficiency tip sheet: try a one-person hitch for tractors and wagons
• End Date:
  20080929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224811/cdc_224811_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 76.65 KB ]