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	Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program

Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.

State-based Case Reports: Machine Farming The following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in each report are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Report No.	Incident State	Title

1999CA009	CA	Forklift operator dies when his straddle fork overturns and crushes him in California
1992CO025	CO	A farm owner/operator in Colorado died of suffocation when his clothing became entangled in the machinery he was attempting to adjust
2005IA034	IA	Farmer crushed against tractor tire by gravity flow wagon box while unhitching
2005IA027	IA	Farmer killed when raised front-end loader bucket attachment falls
2005IA002	IA	Farmer pitched from cart that tipped while being unloaded by grain vacuum
2004IA060	IA	53-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft
2004IA059	IA	45-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft
2004IA021	IA	Farmer run over by tractor and rotary cutter
2004IA019	IA	Farm boy dies in ATV rollover while helping father chop silage
2004IA006	IA	Farmer dies when entangled in old flight elevator PTO shaft
2003IA072	IA	Overturn of a tractor with ROPS folded down kills operator
2003IA060	IA	Farmer crushed in machine shed doorway while using skid-steer loader (revised)
2003IA056	IA	Farmer killed in tractor rollover while setting a fence post
2003IA054	IA	Farmer crushed under bucket of a skid-steer loader
2003IA035	IA	Tractor operator run over and killed while making repairs
2003IA020	IA	Teenager dies in tractor overturn when home-made rollbar fails
2002IA050	IA	Young farmer crushed under rolling silage wagon
2001IA005	IA	Farmer caught and killed by input shaft of roller mill
1999IA011	IA	Farmer crushed to death under broken corn planter
1999IA010	IA	Operator of three-wheeled agricultural sprayer was killed when machine overturned
1999IA003	IA	Youth farm worker is killed when he becomes entangled in PTO driveline of an old grinder-mixer
1998IA073	IA	Farmer is run over by a tractor while starting it when not In the operator’s seat
1998IA056	IA	Farmer crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades
1998IA048	IA	Farmer falls to his death from a combine during maintenance
1998IA035	IA	Farmer suffocates under grain while using a grain vacuum
1997IA031	IA	Farmer crushed under a skid-steer loader bucket
1996IA041	IA	Farmer crushed under corn planter while changing flat tire - Iowa
1996IA015	IA	Farmer is killed by skid-steer loader when it rolls into creekbed - Iowa
1995IA042	IA	Farmer slips while climbing into tractor and is run over and killed
1995IA035	IA	Farmer dies after getting caught in auger of a combine header
1995IA017	IA	Farmer dies when a tree falls on him from a front end loader
1995IA009	IA	12 year old boy dies from a tractor rollover in a roadside ditch
1995IA006	IA	Retired farmer dies in barnyard from tractor rollover
1995IA001	IA	Farmer dies while cleaning foot pedals of skid-steer loader
2003KY087	KY	Laborer dies when caught in arms of a skidsteer loader
2003KY073	KY	Bulldozer owner/operator drowns while tying to repair a pond
1998KY024	KY	Farmer run over by tractor
1997KY044	KY	Tractor/baler operator killed in entanglement
1996KY071	KY	Farmer killed when caught in hay baler
1996KY009	KY	Farmer strangled by jacket caught on exposed auger shaft
1995KY126	KY	Farmer dies in cornpicker
2005MI089	MI	Retired teacher/farmer dies when pinned under overturned tractor
2005MI064	MI	Farmer pinned under left rear tire of industrial tractor-loader with backhoe
2004MI176	MI	6-year-old youth dies when he was run over by a skid-steer loader driven by his 9-year-old brother
2004MI108	MI	Farmer died when run over by rear wheel when he started the tractor while standing on the ground
2004MI093	MI	Farmer died when run over by tractor’s rear wheel and chopper
2003MI202	MI	Farmer died when crushed between tractor steering wheel and enclosed feed auger
2003MI134	MI	Farmer died when tractor overturns to side while on a hill
2003MI103	MI	Farmer dies when tractor with front-end loader overturns in ditch and pins him
2003MI098	MI	Farmer dies when pinned by flail mower
2003MI067	MI	Farmer dies when he was pinned between the tractor seat and a tree in a ditch near his soybean field
2003MI066	MI	Farmer dies when he is crushed under overturned tractor in ditch
2003MI053	MI	Farm owner crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades and untangling wire wrapped on cutting blades
2003MI052	MI	Farm youth died when he became entangled in an unguarded PTO shaft
2002MI029	MI	Farmer died after being struck while seated on the tractor by an unrestrained rectangular haylage bale that fell out of an elevated front-end loader bucket that independently elevated
2006MN009	MN	Farmer dies after he became caught in the rollers of a corn picker
2005MN046	MN	Farmer dies after being injured while attempting to pull a machine from a wet field
2005MN036	MN	Farm youth dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon
2005MN010	MN	Farm youth dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon
2004MN002	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned by bucket of skid loader
2003MN021	MN	Farm youth dies after tractor she was driving rolled over on her
2003MN015	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the hopper of a rock picker
2003MN008	MN	Farm worker dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft
2001MN054	MN	Farmer dies after being crushed beneath the header of a combine
2001MN049	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
2001MN004	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft
2000MN036	MN	Farm worker dies after being engulfed in wheat in semi-truck box in Minnesota
2000MN029	MN	Farm youth dies after falling from and being run over by tractor in Minnesota
2000MN014	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the header of a combine in Minnesota
2000MN008	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by a tractor
1999MN029	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned between large bale and tractor loader
1999MN027	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the front of skid-steer loader
1998MN059	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a rotating shaft of a beet lifter
1998MN039	MN	Farmer dies after becoming caught in barn cleaning system
1998MN031	MN	Farm equipment worker dies after being struck by frame of sprayer
1998MN018	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1997MN045	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft
1997MN043	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1997MN038	MN	Farmer youth dies after being run over by a grass seeder
1997MN024	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1997MN011	MN	Farmer dies from burn injuries after tractor he was driving caught fire
1996MN093	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1996MN088	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1996MN076	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the rotating drive mechanism of a baler
1996MN071	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1996MN070	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1996MN055	MN	Pea combine operator/cleaner dies after being run over by pea combine
1996MN049	MN	Farmer dies of injuries sustained while trying to stop a rolling tractor
1996MN040	MN	Farmer dies after being struck by a chain used to pull a machine from a field
1996MN039	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon
1996MN004	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a silage feed wagon
1995MN071	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1995MN070	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned between tractor tire and hayrack
1995MN069	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by tractor and stalk chopper
1995MN068	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the drive mechanism of a snow blower
1995MN061	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving tipped over backward
1995MN049	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1995MN046	MN	Farmer youth dies after being struck by a loader bucket
1995MN039	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1995MN032	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1995MN031	MN	Farmer dies after being struck by silo blower pipe discharge chute
1995MN028	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1995MN007	MN	Farm equipment mechanic dies from injuries sustained after tractor overturned
1995MN006	MN	Hired farm worker dies after being crushed by a stalk chopper
1995MN002	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1994MN074	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by tractor
1994MN052	MN	Farmer dies after being struck by a field drag section
1994MN051	MN	Farmer dies after being crushed by building he was moving
1994MN048	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1994MN044	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in hay baler
1994MN041	MN	Farm youth dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1994MN039	MN	Farm youth dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1994MN033	MN	Farmer dies from becoming entangled in an unshielded auger
1994MN029	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him
1994MN028	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by a tractor he was driving
1993MN066	MN	Farmer suffers fatal crushing injuries when caught between a loader's hydraulic cylinder and its body frame
1993MN063	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in hay baler
1993MN006	MN	Farmer dies after falling off a tractor
1995MO073	MO	Farmer killed while working on square hay baler
2003NE027	NE	Irrigation system serviceman electrocuted
2003NE022	NE	Farmer electrocuted exiting grain bin
2000NE005	NE	Worker crushed by tanker
1999NE009	NE	Farmer crushed by stock shredder
1998NE029	NE	Tractor overturn kills temporary worker
1998NE001	NE	Shop worker run over by tractor
1997NE045	NE	Farmer crushed in stacker
1996NJ077	NJ	Dairy farmer killed in cattle feeding machine incident
1994NJ141	NJ	Farm mechanic run over while servicing a tractor
2005NY001	NY	Teenage farm worker dies during silage defacer entanglement
2004NY077	NY	Farm owner dies during tractor overturn
2003NY049	NY	Farm worker dies during forage chopper entanglement
2002NY060	NY	Elderly part-time farmer dies during fall and subsequent runover by tractor and attached brush-hog
2002NY059	NY	Farmer dies after backhoe crushing incident
2002NY023	NY	Part-time farm worker dies during tractor overturn
2005OK038	OK	A farmer was killed while bypass-starting his tractor
2005OK019	OK	A farmer was killed while bypass-starting his tractor
2003OK032	OK	A farmer was killed when he was run over by a combine
2005OR028	OR	Bulldozer movement kills operator standing on track
2004OR007	OR	Nursery laborer killed in skid-steer loader
2003OR019	OR	Farmer is killed when he falls beneath moving combine
1999TX020	TX	A farm worker on a family run farm in Texas died when he was crushed by the basket of a cotton stripper as he stood in the engine compartment of the cotton stripper
2004WI067	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned under his tractor that rolled over on an incline
2004WI019	WI	Farmer dies when tractor rolls over on sloped terrain
2003WI092	WI	Farm worker dies when he falls from tractor seat
2003WI080	WI	Farmer dies when skid steer loader rolls over him after it plunged over edge of bluff
2003WI059	WI	Dairy farmer dies 15 days after all-terrain vehicle rolled over him
2003WI050	WI	Farmer dies when pinned between frame and bucket of a skid steer loader
2003WI001	WI	Farmer fell into auger of manure spreader while scraping the tank
2002WI058	WI	Youth killed in tractor roll-over while moving large hay bales
2002WI054	WI	Farmer dies when pinned between arm and frame of a skid steer loader
2001WI019	WI	Farmer dies when skidsteer loader overturns
2000WI113	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned under drawbar while fueling tractor
2000WI039	WI	Beef farmer pinned under overturned all-terrain vehicle in Wisconsin
2000WI037	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned between bucket and frame of a skid-steer loader
2000WI025	WI	Youth farm worker pinned under overturned horse-drawn manure sled
1999WI079	WI	Farmer thrown from tractor and run over by hay baler in Wisconsin
1999WI055	WI	Farmer dies after tractor overturns and pins him beneath tractor seat in Wisconsin
1999WI038	WI	Farm worker dies after tractor overturns
1999WI037	WI	Farm worker dies after being struck by a flywheel of a haybaler
1999WI030	WI	Farmer dies after being pinned under overturned tractor in Wisconsin
1999WI012	WI	Farmer dies after he was entangled in the driveline shaft of a manure spreader
1998WI065	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in machine shed
1997WI112	WI	Farmer dies after being pinned between the bucket and frame of a skid steer loader
1995WI108	WI	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded driveline on a corn auger in Wisconsin
1995WI102	WI	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded PTO unit on corn sheller in Wisconsin
1995WI097	WI	Tractor runs over farmer after he dismounts to repair jammed hay baler
1995WI096	WI	Farmer dies from being entangled in unguarded PTO unit on hay elevator
1995WI082	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farm field in Wisconsin
1995WI073	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farmyard in Wisconsin
1995WI062	WI	Office assistant at sod farm dies when forklift slides into ditch and she is pinned in
1995WI049	WI	Part-time farmer dies when tractor rolls over on hillside and pins him underneath
1995WI043	WI	Farm worker dies after tractor rolls and she is pinned under the tractor tire
1995WI008	WI	Farmer entangled in rotating driveline shaft of portable feed grinder/mixer
1995WI003	WI	Farmer dies of entanglement in corn picker/husker
1992WI110	WI	19 year old International Future Farmers of America exchange student dies after crushing injuries following fall from tractor
1992WI102	WI	Farmer killed after fall from and run over by a moving windrower
2003WV044	WV	Tractor owner dies after being pinned by tractor attachment which fell on him during disassembly in West Virginia