A male farmer in his 70s died when he was run over by his John Deere 3020 diesel tractor he was starting while standing on the ground. The decedent was planning to move some hay bales to feed the cows. The tractor had been driven into the pole barn and had been left in gear after its last use. When the tractor started, the rear wheel struck the decedent, pulling him under the wheel while the tractor moved forward. Friends who were working near the pole barn heard the decedent call out. Running to help, they found the tractor's movement stopped by a pole barn wall. One individual turned off the tractor while the other individual called for emergency response. The decedent was declared dead at the scene.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Michigan: Farmer Starting Tractor From Ground Run Over by Tractor, FACE-15-MI-066
2018
8 pages
Report
No indication
English
Agricultural Equipment, Facilities, & Operations , Job Training & Career Development , Protective Equipment , Accident prevention , Safety education , Agricultural workers , Michigan(State) , Accident analysis , Accident potential , Accidents , Injuries , Injury prevention , Traumatic injuries , Safety practices , Safety measures , Work practices , Work performance , Farmers , Tractors , Agricultural machinery , Recommendations , Age factors , Equipment maintenance , Machine operation , Machine operators , Machine safety , Hazard recognition , Occupational hazards , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program