A 61 year old male farmer working alone in his timber was killed while using a tractor equipped with a front end loader and a backhoe. He was using the machine to move logs and downed trees into position for cutting into firewood. He had cut down a large tree with multiple limbs and was carrying it with the loader when it apparently rolled off the bucket and a branch struck him in the face and neck area pinning him to the tractor. The tractor had no ROPS, nor was the man wearing any head protection. His wife found him in the tractor seat, with head and neck injuries and bluish complexion. The tractor was tilted to the side with the right rear wheel raised and the engine still running. His wife tried to rescue him by using the backhoe and bucket hydraulics, but in the process tipped the tractor over, throwing both of them clear of the machine. CPR was attempted by the wife and later by emergency personnel when they arrived, but it was unsuccessful, and the farmer was pronounced dead at the local hospital. Recommendations following our investigation were as follows: (1) Machines used for logging purposes should be fitted with 4-post ROPS or cabs. (2) Workers in logging operations should always wear a hard hat and other personal protective equipment. (3) Tractor front end loaders should not be used to lift logs unless the logs are secured to prevent them from rolling or sliding off.


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    Titel :

    Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Iowa: Farmer Dies When a Tree Falls on Him From a Front End Loader


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1995


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch