Tractors, Equipment and Machinery

Tractors

American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) (The American Society of Agricultural Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.)

Extra Riders Mean Extra Dangers (It was a great day for the young boy to be out of school because he could help his dad on the farm.)

Farm Tractor Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) (Each year more than 320 American farmers are killed in agricultural tractor overturn accidents.)

Heavy Equipment Operator Crushed in Roll Over (A vineyard hired a heavy equipment operator to dig irrigation ditches and mix fertilizer. The operator used a back-hoe and front-loader (a broad shovel) mounted on a large tractor. His tractor had a roll over protection structure, a U-shaped bar over the driver's seat. The tractor's seat belt was broken and could not be fastened.)

National Ag Safety Database (Agriculture Safety and Health Publications and Information.)

Newspaper Article: Drive Shaft Accident (Her hair got caught in the rotating driveshaft. In a split second, her whole scalp, from the back of her neck to the eyebrow line, was torn away. When she came to, she was already in the operating room. The injuries she sustained left her permanently disfigured, despite extensive skin grafting. )

Prevent Injuries From PTO's (Some of the most traumatic farm accidents involve power take-off (PTO) entanglements. Unfortunately, they also may be some of the most preventable accidents on the farm.)

Roll-Over Protective Structures and Power Takeoff Shields (Two major safety features on tractors are roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and power takeoff
(PTO) shields)

The "Mr.Good Egg Farmer" Model Tractor Overturn Activity Instructor's Guide and Activity Materials (Demonstration showing protection provided by the use of ROPS and seatbelts.)

The Extra Rider Hazard on Farm Vehicles (Danger to passengers on equipment.)

Tractor Driver's Head Crushed by Moving Tractor (During the raisin harvest a farm owner noticed that one of his tractor drivers seemed sick. He was shaking and looked like he had a fever. The farmer asked the driver if he felt sick, but the driver wanted to keep working.)

Equipment

Fire Hazard from Filling Portable Gas Cans in Pickup Trucks and Cars: (The filling of gas cans in the beds of pick-up trucks and car trunks could result in an explosive environment.)

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (The Association of Equipment Manufacturers provides trade association services on a worldwide basis to companies that manufacture and market most of the agricultural, construction, forestry, materials handling and utility equipment used throughout the world. Formerly EMI)

Machinery

NIOSH Warns Farmers of Forage Wagon Hazards (Hazards associated with forage wagons are not widely recognized.)

PTO ALERT--DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.94-105 (This Alert describes five cases of persons who were scalped when their hair became entangled around the inadequately guarded rotating drivelines or shafts of farm machinery driven by power take-offs (PTOs).)

BE AWARE, BE ALERT, BE ALIVE!