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1-2-2005 |
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Summary Case Report: 64 year old farmer died in a tractor rollover on his farm.
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1-04-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 81 year old
farmer was working on a grain cart in a machine shed. While standing in
the cart, the weight of the cart somehow shifted, and he was thrown in
the air, landing on a concrete floor. The man suffered a skull fracture
and died later at the hospital.
Full Report with Photos
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1-05-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 44 year old
female truckdriver was killed when she veered off the highway and struck
a tree. The accident occurred at 8:15 PM. She was dead at the scene.
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1-09-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 50 year old
part-time scrap metal collector was using a narrow front tractor equipped
with front-end loader to move a metal stock tank. He was working on steep
terrain which was covered with snow. He had chains on his rear tires to
increase his traction, but did not use any additional counterweights;
he did not have fluid-filled tires; and the tractor did not have a ROPS.
The man drove the tractor up the steep incline, loaded the tank, then
proceeded straight down the snow-covered incline. From marks in the snow
it appears he had attempted this a few other times and had lost the load.
On his last attempt, the rear end of the tractor spun to the right as
he was driving downhill, and the tractor overturned, pinning the man against
a small tree. The man died at the scene.
Full Report with Photos
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1-21-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 53 year old
shop supervisor and another employee for a company that manufactured commercial
building products, were walking past a large steel span roof beam, one
of the welded products from the company. The beam suddenly tipped over
striking both men and knocking them to the ground. The victim received
an open skull fracture and died shortly after at the hospital. The other
man received minor injuries. The event was unwitnessed by other employees.
Apparently the beam had been left in position on its edge and was thought
to be stable.
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2-04-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 58 year old electrician working for a steel foundry, was one of two electricians working on an electric panel next to an electric furnace. The furnace had recently been relined and the men were in process of restarting the furnace to cure the new liner. The furnace exploded, spewing molten metal on both men, causing severe burns. Both men were taken to a hospital where the victim died later of his injuries.
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2-07-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 35 year old
field specialist (inspector) for Underwriters Laboratories was driving
a van on a 2-lane state highway when he was involved in a 4-vehicle collision.
Apparently the vehicle in front of the victim crossed the centerline and
crashed into a semi-trailer traveling in the opposite direction, causing
the semi to lose control and crash head-on into the victims's van and
other vehicles. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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2-11-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 54 year old
truckdriver was driving a semi-trailer load of popcorn down an interstate
highway when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the centerline,
striking a straight truck in the opposite lane. Both truckdrivers were
killed instantly. Visibility was excellent, and there were no weather
conditions or adverse road conditions that could have been factors in
this incident. All witnesses behind the victim deny seeing any signaling
or brake lights as the semi moved to the left lane and continued into
the median.
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2-11-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 24 year old
truckdriver was operating an empty straight truck, driving on an interstate
highway after delivering a load of house siding. He was struck by a semi
trailer that crossed the median and hit him head-on (see case 5IA08 above).
The man was not wearing a seat belt and received multiple blunt force
injuries to his chest. He remained alive a few minutes after the collision,
but was later pronounced dead at the scene.
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2-15-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 46 year old
worker in a machine shop for a railroad was grinding on a new 1,200 gallon
fuel tank the company had just received. Sparks from the grinder ignited
fumes inside the new tank, and it exploded, sending the victim flying
through the air and knocking down / injuring six other workers. The victim
received massive head injuries and was dead at the scene. Workers thought
the new tank did not pose a threat because it was new and had never contained
any fuel. However, investigation revealed that a new epoxy coating inside
the tank had given off a flammable gas as it cured, and this gas had accumulated
inside the tank. New procedures for this company now include purging of
all tanks, whether new or used, before any work is begun.
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2-16-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 26 year old carpenter was cleaning tools in a basement, using gasoline. For an unknown reason, the gasoline caught fire and the man was severely burned on 94% of his body. The man died five months later from complications of pneumonia while in the hospital.
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2-21-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 32 year old
forklift driver was operating his forklift in the yard of a home manufacturing
company, lifting a large load of lumber or manufactured beams. The man
was found dead, seated in his forklift, with the front wheels raised 45
degrees off the ground, with the raised mast folded back upon the cab
of the machine, crushing the victim inside the cab. It appears that the
brackets that attach the bottom of the mast to the front axels of the
forklift, were missing bolts, which caused them to fail, and the heavy
raised load pushed the mast backwards as the load fell . The man's head
and neck were injured as the load crashed down on the cab and the mast
was bent backwards.
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3-05-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 51 year old
part-time farmer was using a narrow front tractor, equipped with front-mounted
fork, to move a large hay bale from the farmyard out to a pasture, to
feed some cows. He entered the pasture at an area with a steep slope to
the right, and the tractor rolled over, throwing the man off the tractor,
which then rolled on top of him. The soil in the area was very soft and
muddy, and was probably a factor in this incident, allowing the tractor
to tilt more to the right than at other times.
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3-10-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 48 year old
electrical maintenence manager was driving a motor vehicle over an icy
bridge when he lost control. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned
in a creekbed, submerging the victim under water for several minutes.
The man suffered multiple chest injuries, but the cause of death was from
drowning.
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3-13-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 84 year old farmer was using a tractor to feed hay to cattle. When he did not return, a family member went to investigate and found the man trapped under his tractor, which had rolled on top of him at the base of a hill. Investigation revealed the tractor had rolled down the hill at a fairly high speed until it hit a large hay bale and overturned on the victim. The man apparently lost control of the tractor while feeding his cattle, but autopsy failed to reveal a natural cause that preceeded this incident.
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3-14-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 48 year old
worker at an agricultural cooperative was using an old tractor, equipped
with front-end loader, to move an anhydrous ammonia trailer to a parking
area. Once in position, the man was preparing to unhook the trailer from
the tractor when he became pinned between the loader lift arms and the
tractor frame and tire. He apparently accidentally released the lift arms
while standing on the ground, and he was caught under the falling lift
arms, and was crushed against a front tire.
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3-26-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 81 year old
farmer was burning a ditch on his farm when one pant leg caught on fire,
causing 26% burn injury to his left lower extremity. The man had other
medical problems and developed an infection while in the hospital. He
died about three weeks after admission.
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3-30-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 70 year old
farmer committed suicide with a 12-gauge shotgun wound to his abdomen.
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4-06-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 34 year old
supervisor for a rural water project was working with an auger, preparing
to pull water lines through a newly dug hole. He was working with a co-worker,
and the two were communicating normally by FRS radios. After receiving
verbal OK from the victim, the co-worker spun the auger one revolution,
then could not further contact the victim. He was found entangled in the
auger with multiple visible and internal fatal injuries. The man was dead
at the scene.
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4-08-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 64 year old
farmer was "walking down the beans" in a grain bin, knocking
beans loose from the sides of the bin--while grain was being unloaded
with a bottom-feeding auger into a semi trailer. He became trapped in
the flowing grain, and eventually died from suffocation.
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4-11-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 72 year old
professional stock car driver / racer / legend (won 504 races) was working
under a race car in his home shop when it apparently slipped off a jack
and fell on him. He was working alone at the time, and was found trapped
under the vehicle by his wife.
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4-16-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 29 year old
farmhand was working on his parent's farm, driving an older narrow-front
tractor equipped with front-end loader. The man was driving the tractor
on the edge of a field, adjacent to a gravel road, with the raised bucket
full of rocks. While driving on a slight slope, the tractor completely
overturned to the right, crushing the man underneath. The tractor did
not have a ROPS.
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4-16-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 35 year old
barge worker and a co-worker were cleaning an empty barge as part of their
normal duties for a marine company on the Mississippi River. The men normally
enter the cargo area through access doors in the fiberglass lids. The
co-worker was lowering a hose into the hold while the victim was maneuvering
a ladder around his access hole. The co-worker heard a sound and looked
to see the victim grabbing at the edge of the hole, then suddenly falling
to the floor of the barge, a drop of approximately 25 feet. The victim
received massive head injuries, and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
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4-16-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 52 year old
farmer and a 23 year old farmhand (see 5IA25) died after both entered
a manure pit at their farm. The men were in process of pumping out a hog
confinement manure pit, and there was only 4 inches of manure remaining
in the pit. The farmer was found face up in the bottom of the pit by the
farmhand, who called 911, then entered the pit to rescue the man. It is
unknown if the farmer fell into the pit or possibly entered voluntarily,
for one could see a loose chain in the manure that he may have been after
before it got sucked into the pump. When EMS arrived, both men were unconscious
in the manure pit. The farmer was resuscitated, but deteriorated and died
four days later. The farmhand was also resuscitated, but died in the hospital
about three weeks later. One of the volunteer firefighters who attempted
to rescue the men was almost overcome himself by gases in the pit.
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4-16-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 52 year old
farmer (see 5IA24) and a 23 year old farmhand died after both entered
a manure pit at their farm. The men were in process of pumping out a hog
confinement manure pit, and there was only 4 inches of manure remaining
in the pit. The farmer was found face up in the bottom of the pit by the
farmhand, who called 911, then entered the pit to rescue the man. It is
unknown if the farmer fell into the pit or possibly entered voluntarily,
for one could see a loose chain in the manure that he may have been after
before it got sucked into the pump. When EMS arrived, both men were unconscious
in the manure pit. The farmer was resuscitated, but deteriorated and died
four days later. The farmhand was also resuscitated, but died in the hospital
about three weeks later. One of the volunteer firefighters who attempted
to rescue the men was almost overcome himself by gases in the pit.
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Summary Case Report: Summary
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4-22-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 45 year old
farmer was using his tractor (JD 4020) with front end loader, to feed
cattle. He was pulling a feed wagon through a muddy feed lot, and needed
more traction. It was his habit to raise the front end bucket and stand
on the hitch of the tractor, both actions in an attempt to increase weight
and traction on the rear wheels. The empty front-end loader was raised
to its maximum height, with the bucket in the fully UP position. In this
postion the attachment points for the quick-attach front bucket are nearly
horizontal. It is assumed the man was driving the tractor while standing
on the rear hitch, moving up an incline in the farmyard. The front bucket
came loose because it was not pinned; and it fell backwards, striking
the farmer directly and causing fatal internal injuries. The man was knocked
off the tractor, and the machine continued moving around the farmyard
until it crashed into a fence line and dug itself into the ground.
Full Report with Photos
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5-03-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 58 year old
driver of a skid steer loader was working at a custom meat company, cleaning
up a maintenance building. The skid loader had front-mounted forks, and
was normally used in this manner as a forklift to move pallets of materials
around the facility. The victim had just left a maintenance building with
a pallet load of metal junk, old parts, pipes, etc. Resting on top of
this load were three long copper pipes, which were unsecured. Apparently
while driving, these copper pipes fell off or shifted in position. The
victim stoppped the skid steer loader and raised the lift arms, opened
the door and exited the machine while it was still running, apparently
to adjust these pipes before prodeeding. While exiting the machine, it
appears his clothing caught the right control lever for the lift arms,
and they immediately came down, pinning the man against the right side
of the machine frame. Machine tests showed the machine to be in normal
operating condition, with the down control for the lift arms to be very
sensitive.
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5-05-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 61 year old
man was digging a new pond at his residence using a skid steer loader.
Apparently the bank of the pond gave way, and the skid loader fell into
the pond landing upside down, with the victim trapped underwater. The
man was found by his wife.
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5-06-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 75 year old
driver for a cement company was driving his cement truck with one yard
of concrete onboard. He turned right off of a 2-lane highway, and was
slowly driving over a set of three railroad tracks when he was hit by
a freight train coming from his right side. The train was moving at 60
MPH on the middle set of tracks and hit the cement truck in the middle
of the large cement tub. The RR engineer was watching the truckdriver
slowly drive off the highway and expected him to stop, but he never glanced
in the direction of the train and continued over the tracks. The driver
was killed instantly, and truck debris was scattered for several hundred
feet.
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5-12-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 55 year old
worker for a dredging company was one of three men in a boat on the Mississippi
River. The men were traveling to their worksite, which was a dredging
operation in the river. All three men were very experienced, having worked
for this company for the past 20 years. The water was very choppy that
day, and their small boat capsized and sank. Co-workers came looking for
them when they did not show up for their shift, and rescued two of the
men, but the victim had drowned.
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5-17-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 64 year old
man was part of a logging crew. He was cutting down trees, when one tree
fell against another dead tree, which then fell on the victim causing
fatal head injuries.
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5-23-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 23 year old
farmer was operating a tractor pulling a fully loaded grain wagon of corn,
preparing to grind the corn for feed. He positioned the tractor and wagon
on a slightly downward sloping part of a gravel driveway, and proceeded
to unhook the wagon. He first put a cement block (cement silo stave) in
front of the right front wheel of the wagon to keep it from rolling forward.
He then pulled the pin on the hitch, and the wagon evidently rolled forward,
pinning him against the right rear tire of the tractor. The man was found
by his brother, who called 911 for help. The tractor was found still running,
in neutral gear, with the parking brake set. The silo cement block was
found four inches in front of the right rear tire of the wagon.
Full Report with Photos
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Summary Case Report: 66 year old
farmer was driving his pickup truck down a county road with a full load
of seed soybeans. He was slowing down to turn left into a field drive,
and had his left turn signal flashing. Behind him was a school bus, loaded
with children on their way home from school in the middle of the afternoon.
The bus driver was distracted by children misbehaving in teh rear of teh
bus, and did not notice the pickup truck slowing to turn. The bus crashed
into the rear of the pickup at highway speed, causing several bags of
soybeans to crash through the windshield of the bus, showering the students
with soybeans and partial bags of beans. The pickup was pushed into the
adjacent field, and the driver sustained fatal injuries.
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5-26-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 47 year old
farmer was sitting under a planter doing some repairs when the planter
fell on him. The man was trapped and could not breathe until EMS rescued
and resuscitated him. He remained in a coma for several weeks in the hospital
until he died of complications.
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5-27-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: Man had a seizure
and fell ---this may not be occupational, could be from a previous work
injury--unsure-
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Summary Case Report: 17-year-old
farm worker was driving a tractor pulling a field cultivator, traveling
north down a gravel road. He approached a railroad crossing that had two
tracks. A freight train heading west was to his left on the first tracks,
with the last car blocking south bound traffic on the road. The victim
continued to drive across the tracks and was hit by an eastbound train
on the other set of tracks, the train being entirely out of sight to him
or anyone traveling north on that road. His tractor was cut in two by
the train, and he died later that day`
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6-10-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 65 year old
farmer was using a narrow-front tractor equipped with a front-end loader.
He was moving dirt to repair a washout on his farm. The man apparently
had a lopsided load of dirt in the bucket, with most of the weight to
the left of the bucket. While maneuvering the tractor down a slight incline,
the tractor rolled over to its left, and the farmer was fatally crushed
underneath. He was found dead by a neighbor.
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6-11-2005 | |
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Summary Case Report: 28 year old
race car driver was working under his vehicle in the pit at a racetrack,
getting ready for the night's races. Another driver pulled into the pit
area traveling too fast, and crashed into the victim's car, pushing it
10 feet and trapping the victim underneath. Normal speed for the pit area
was 15-20 mph, but the other driver was traveling three times as fast,
witnesses said. The victim was pronounced dead when he arrived at the
hospital.
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6-12-2005 | |
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