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Farm Machinery Accident Situations Unit 9. By Abby Hein Jennifer Martin Jason Stubbs Alyssa Tucker Johnie Van Riper. Think about it……. PTO shafts.com. What do these two things have in common?. It can’t happen to me”. Attitude. Yes it can!!!.
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Farm Machinery Accident SituationsUnit 9 By Abby Hein Jennifer Martin Jason Stubbs Alyssa Tucker Johnie Van Riper
Think about it…… PTO shafts.com What do these two things have in common?
It can’t happen to me” Attitude Yes it can!!!
This is a result of carelessness on farm equipment Members.tripod.com/nik4
Fencing • Barbed wire clamp not secure; worker struck by wire • PTO-driven posthole auger contracts worker’s trousers; worker’s let mangled gaia.bae.umn.edu How could have this been prevented?
Wagons • Tractor shifted our of gear while traveling downhill; towed load jackknifes and overturns • Helper hitching wagon to tractor drawbar; helper’s hand is crushed between drawbar and hitched Johndeere.com
Tractor Loader • Load raised with tractor on sidehill; overturn occurs • Load raised too high while traveling over rough ground; tractor overturns Gaia.bae.umn.edu
Elevators and Augers • Leveling grain in wagon and catches gloved hand in auger drive • Workers ride up moving elevator and fall to haymow floor Gaia.bae.umn.edu
Grinder-Mixer • Worker moving feed from feed spout; worker suffocates in dust of closed bin • Worker shoveling grain into hammermill; flying grain strikes workers eye Farmphoto.com
Baler • Worker rides on baler, falls, and is run over by load • Worker feeding pickup of baler; hands caught in auger Hesston Brochure Caseih.com
Large Round Baler • Worker attempts to remove plugged hay from baler feed rolls with hands without shutting off power and becomes entangled in feed rolls • Worker attempts to stop rolling bale by driving a tractor in front of it Caseih.com
Combine • Small child run over by combine backing from storage • Worker struck by straw spreader Caseih.com Johndeere.com
Corn Picker • Gathering unit dropped on worker making adjustments • Rider in wagon struck by wagon elevator as ditch is crossed http://www.precisiontractors.com/deere4020.htm Corn.com http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/95c2510.jpg
Forage Harvester • Worker caught in feed mechanism when cleaning clogged header • Worker adjusting blower spout catches hand in mechanism Source:Scott Setniker newholland.com
Cutter Bar Mower • Tractor and mower overturn on road embankment • Hitch bolts break as safety release does not function; PTO disconnects and swings in wide arc Newholland.com
Hay Conditioner • Worker struck by object thrown from rolls • Worker’s hand caught when cleaning clogged rolls Johndeere.com Caseih.com
Rotary Mower • Tractor and mower overturn when dropping in large hole • Tractor operator struck by flying objects due to lack of shield Bushhog.com
Windrower • Worker crushed under header • Inexperienced operator drives off road as vehicle approaches Source:Scott Setniker Newholland.com
Planter • Marker falls on worker • Diesel fuel used for cleaning fertilizer hopper ignites Caseih.com
Sprayer • End of sprayer boom catches on post; sprayer overturns • High clearance sprayer wheel runs off edge of truck when loading; sprayer overturns Freefoto.com Johndeere.com
Cultivator • Rear mounted unit parallel links not secured; tool bar drops crushes helper • Operator is caught in hinge as extension or transport wheel are swung into place Caseih.com
Disk Harrow • Extra rider falls from tractor and overrun • Wheel disk rolls after hitch pin is removed, crushing worker Caseih.com
Spike Tooth Harrow • Drawbar hitch raised too high to help trash flow; tractor overturns when harrow catches on fence post Caseih.com
Plow • Machine left in raised position; parking stand not secured, and worker is crushed as plow drops • Tractor wheels not set at correct width; tractor overturns Caseih.com
Why do accidents happen? • Human Error • Bad Attitude • Un-Trained Operators