Oilseed and Grain Farming

NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on September 26, 2018, an employee was observing a coworker who was driving a tractor with a baler. The coworker shut down the tractor and the employee began adjusting the area around the stuffer arm. The employee finished with the adjustments and cleared the stuffer. The coworker restarted operations and the stuffer arm began to cycle. The coworker saw the employee be struck in his head. The employee was killed from blunt force trauma to the head.

NarrativeAt 12:00 p.m. on June 17, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by an agricultural company, were each driving John Deere tractors down a dirt road, headed to hay fields they had been assigned to rake. The tractors would be used to pull hay rakes. Coworker #1 subsequently reported that he witnessed Employee #1, who was driving a John Deere 2755, veer off the road and into a concrete canal. Employee #1 was ejected from the tractor and hit his head. Employee #1 was conscious and bleeding. Emergency services were called. When the emergency personnel arrived, Employee #1 was unconscious. He was flown to a hospital, where he died from blunt impact injury to his head. Employee #1 may have lost control of the tractor due to a stroke. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1's seat belt was not in working order.

NarrativeAt 9:35 a.m. on February 28, 2017, an employee was making preparations to lift a section of pre-built beams. Before any connection was made to move the beams/structure, the materials collapsed and struck the employee. He sustained multiple injuries that included fractures to his skull, collarbone, ribs, vertebrae, leg, and ankle, as well as a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for his injuries.The incident investigation revealed that the beams requiring movement, were previously connected with bolts that had been removed just before the employee began making preparations for the lift.