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Farmers and Trees: Tasks That Can Kill



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  • Corporate Authors:
    Michigan State University
  • Description:
    Tree work is a common but non-routine task on farms. Using machines designed for farming or property maintenance rather than machines designed for working in the woods increases the risk for farmers when clearing land and fence rows and hauling felled trees. Chainsaw use when cutting down trees and limbing/bucking a felled tree is often performed by untrained or inexperienced individuals. Working with trees is not a "common sense" activity and requires a full understanding of the task before it is undertaken so as to minimize the risk of injury or death. From 2001-2018, thirty (30) farmers, farm workers, and farm property owners have been killed in a tree-related fatality. Twenty-two of the 30 deaths (73.3%) occurred while the individual directly worked with a tree: eight were using a chainsaw to fell the tree and three to trim a felled tree and 11 died while moving a downed tree with a piece of equipment, six by pulling/hauling and five by pushing the tree. Four (13.3%) individuals died when the tractor they were operating ran over a hidden stump (3 deaths) or a branch (1 death). Other tree-related deaths included: unloading a tree stump from a flatbed using a tractor (causing the tractor to tip over), a tractor hitting trees while turning in a field, a farmer operating a skidder was struck by a falling tree, and an electrocution while preparing trees for market. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Michigan State University
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Lay Publication
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-3
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20066670
  • Citation:
    East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2020 Sep; :1-3
  • Email:
    ODREPORT@ht.msu.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2020
  • Performing Organization:
    Michigan State University
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Farmers and trees: tasks that can kill
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:16f278eb5adf18d8900bb06407ad1529e8aa8b15fa71ffe7293f8e158919cd38810a0e91c207d1849e1c88ed043f357046ecfb9fbd675c43352106dbd45c2bc3
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