Farm Worker Dies after Being Struck by a Flywheel of a Haybaler

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE99WI037

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Farm Worker Dies after Being Struck by a Flywheel of a Haybaler

2000/01/23
By Wisconsin Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Wisconsin FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Wisconsin Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Wisconsin FACE) ; Wisconsin. Division of Public Health. Bureau of Occupational Health

Wisconsin Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Wisconsin FACE) ; Wisconsin. Division of Public Health. Bureau of Occupational Health Less -
Description:

An 56-year-old male farm worker (the victim) died after being struck by a flywheel of a PTO-powered haybaler at his son's farm. He was lying on his side under the baler, oiling a chain, while the baler was operating. A flywheel for the bale tosser cycled and struck the victim on the top of his head. The victim's son had been working nearby, and approached the area to ask his father when the baler would be ready for field use. When the victim failed to respond, the son noted the head injury and called for help. EMS responders arrived at the scene within several minutes. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner. The FACE investigator concluded that, to prevent similar occurrences, farm equipment operators should: 1. Observe and follow all applicable safety precautions when operating machinery driven by tractor power take-off equipment, including disengaging the PTO and stopping the tractor engine before approaching the machinery to make repairs, adjustments or perform maintenance. In addition, farm owners should: 2. Include safety management as an integral part of their business operation.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-processes Agricultural-workers Agriculture Equipment-operators Equipment-reliability Farmers Injuries Injury-prevention NIOSH Region-5 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Tractors Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Farming (0013)

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Farming (0013) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE99WI037
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Wisconsin
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

3 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028157
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2009-102088
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 99WI037, 2000 Jan; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

2000
Performing Organization:

Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-99WI037
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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