A 71-year-old farmer (who also worked as a truck driver) was killed when a stock shredder he was working on descended and crushed him. He had raised it hydraulically and was working underneath it. The shredder was not blocked up and the hydraulic shutoff valves to the tractor (to which the shredder was attached) were not shut off. It appears the hydraulics on the tractor leaked at the connection which allowed the shredder to slowly fall on the victim. The victim was declared dead at the scene. The Nebraska Department of Labor Investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences workers should: (1) ensure equipment, with a potential to fall, is properly blocked/chocked up prior to getting under it. (2) ensure appropriate shutoff valves are shut off prior to working on associated equipment. (2) ensure periodic maintenance and pre-task inspections are performed.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Nebraska: Farmer Crushed by Stock Shredder
1999
4 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Agricultural Equipment, Facilities, & Operations , Industrial Safety Engineering , Job Environment , Occupational safety and health , Accident investigations , Fatalities , Farmers , Injuries , Accident analysis , Tractors , Agricultural workers , Agricultural machinery , Equipment operators , Work environment , Accident prevention , Safety equipment , Training , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) , Stock shedder