Family Dairy Farm Worker Dies When Tractor Rolls Down Embankment

Schoonover, Todd; Karolczyk, Paul; Clark, Randy

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE23WA5254

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Family Dairy Farm Worker Dies When Tractor Rolls Down Embankment

2023/02/06
By Schoonover, Todd ; Karolczyk, Paul ; Clark, Randy
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Schoonover, Todd ; Karolczyk, Paul ; Clark, Randy

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Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE) ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention

Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE) ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention Less -
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On July 28, 2020, a 56-year-old family dairy farm worker died when his tractor rolled down an embankment. He was operating a tractor built in 1971 that did not have a rollover protective structure (ROPS) and seat belt. The tractor was towing a 25-plus-foot lagoon pump trailer on a narrow, bumpy, and rutted dirt track road. The road was on the crest of an earthen embankment that surrounded the farm's manure pond. The lone worker was using the pump to agitate water and cow waste solids stored in the pond and spray the mixture as soil fertilizer in nearby feed crop fields. The pond area was dark, as it was two hours before sunrise. The only light came from the tractor and nearby farm buildings. The tractor was traveling close to the unmarked edge of the road. As the tractor turned sharply near its final destination, its front left wheel got caught in a rut that caused the tractor to roll over the edge down the outer slope of the embankment. The worker fell to the ground, and the tractor's 3-point hitch fatally pinned him against his back.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Accidents Agricultural Machinery Agriculture Farm Workers Fatalities NIOSH Region 10 Rollover Protective Structures ROPS Safety Practices Tractors Traumatic Injuries
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Farming (0013) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025)

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Farming (0013) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE23WA5254
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Washington
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-16
NIOSHTIC Number:

20067066
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 23WA5254, 2023 Feb; :1-16
Federal Fiscal Year:

2023
Performing Organization:

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS 2022) ; 112120 - Dairy Cattle and Milk Production - (NAICS 2022)

11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS 2022) ; 112120 - Dairy Cattle and Milk Production - (NAICS 2022) Less -
Start Date:

2005/07/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-23WA5254
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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