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Farm Laborer Pinned by Tree Branch Against His Tractor Seat
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2019/09/13
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Description:In summer 2017, an 80-year-old male farm hand died when a tree branch from the downed tree being moved by his tractor's loader bucket struck him. The decedent drove the Kubota MX5000 tractor equipped with a brush hog and a Kubota LA852 loader in the front to a 10-acre field to mow it; the now unused crop field was being maintained for future sale. He arrived at the site mid-morning, mowed for a while, ate lunch with a property owner adjacent to the property being mowed, and then resumed the task. The incident occurred near a tree line while he was mowing the perimeter of the property. A tree had broken near the base of the trunk and had fallen from the tree line into the field in the mowing path. The tree had several branches that formed a "Y". The incident occurred while the decedent, seated in the tractor seat, attempted to use the loader as a bulldozer to move/push the tree to the side and out of the field. Per the police report, it appeared the decedent had made several attempts to move the tree; there were marks on the hydraulic arms of the loader as well as paint transfer to the tree consistent with the hydraulic arm dimensions. On the decedent's last attempt, it appeared the tree "rolled" up and over the bucket and a branch struck and pinned him in the tractor seat.
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Pages in Document:1-11
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NIOSHTIC Number:20059468
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2021-100130
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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 17MI136, 2019 Sep; :1-11
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Contact Point Address:MIFACE (Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation), Michigan State University (MSU) Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 909 Fee Road, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1315
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Federal Fiscal Year:2019
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Performing Organization:Michigan State University
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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Source Full Name:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-17MI136
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