Another tragic farm accident.

[Pilatus]

So tragic for the young lady . Thoughts our with the family .

about time farming was dragged out of the dark ages, I was doing 14 hours last week with no breaks. Jumping from drill, sprayer , muck spreader, repairing broken machines, jcb loadall, checking calfing cattle.

We all do these crazy routines/ hours it’s not healthy it’s not safe, I was on autopilot and can’t remember much looking back.

no other industry’s does this.

tragic accidents like this make you really think.

I agree with what you say , except perhaps unknown to us other industries do the same.
Always unscrupulous individuals in all sectors of society putting financial gain before life,only a minority but they are out there .

 

[Jackall]

It’s so sad for all concerned. I had an accident several years ago which ended with 3 weeks in hospital, a couple of months not being able to work and about a year before I was 80%. The accident was caused by a pin breaking or the retaining roll pin. I was driving up a road. I imagine a lot of you have had close calls. What’s I find worrying is the big forage teams and grain farmers who expect young staff to work silly hours to get the job done day after day.I believe that most would rather pay a small increase for safety but we all know that this will never happen.

 

[Happy]

A tragedy at any age but so sad when someone so young with a life ahead of them is involved. Thoughts and deepest condolences to her family.

 

[Still Farming]

Terrible sad.
Looks like new big machinery or contractors kit?

 

[Hilly]

I won't be searching for any info but the way to get wiser is to share information, but agree not at this time
I once had to pull a friend from under an overturned tractor who had sadly died , no roll bar fitted ,

And yet I see more and more classic and vintage tractors without roll bars these days, mad .

 

[Ukjay]

And yet I see more and more classic and vintage tractors without roll bars these days, mad .

But having a roll bar on my old grey fergie wont stop me getting thrown out the crappy seat and getting severed / decapitated by the roll bar, so its not just about adding a roll bar imho.

 

[Pilatus]

Be careful leaving your dog
on the tractor if one goes to the machine on the back of the tractor as dog may somehow push a button/ lever which may lead to movement of machine causing injury or death.

 

[Sid]

Be careful leaving your dog
on the tractor if one goes to the machine on the back of the tractor as dog may somehow push a button/ lever which may lead to movement of machine causing injury or death.

I believe that's what happened to the Late Derek Mead.

 

[holywell farmer]

My thoughts are with the family at this sad time.

 

[Will 1594]

Nearly cost me mine not having it. Got trapped between manitou and fert spreader. Left phone in tractor.

Chap near here chae , cutting string on a hesston bale , must of caught lever on loader ,and it crept forward and pushed bale spike tine through him and pinned him agen bale , ,

 

[shumungus]

Nearly cost me mine not having it. Got trapped between manitou and fert spreader. Left phone in tractor.

You must have been lucky. Seen the pictures as part of H&S training where this had happened and the guy had died, slowly. Before his demise he had used his pen-knife to score a message to his family on the paintwork of the sower hopper.

 

[jendan]

You must have been lucky. Seen the pictures as part of H&S training where this had happened and the guy had died, slowly. Before his demise he had used his pen-knife to score a message to his family on the paintwork of the sower hopper.

First thing told to us at Ag college in H@S,1976 of a lime spreader contractor who got crushed between spreader and tractor.Took his false teeth out in order to get last gasps of air.

 

[B'o'B]

One of the reasons I got an Apple Watch is the ability to make phone calls from it, it doesn’t get left in the cab like the phone sometimes does. It also detects if you take a heavy fall and will call emergency service if you don’t respond.

 

[Hilly]

But having a roll bar on my old grey fergie wont stop me getting thrown out the crappy seat and getting severed / decapitated by the roll bar, so its not just about adding a roll bar imho.

Do what you like, I’d have one of you don’t want one up to you.

 

[Clive]

Utterly tragic

be careful everyone, no matter how much getting the job feels it’s REALLY not that important

 

[JeepJeep]

I always hate hearing about work-related jobs... We all work for a reason.

I've worked for some wacky bosses and luckily everyone has been unscathed.

I read last year a guy who worked for the same guy as me... Now I've no idea who he worked for or the standards... He was a decent enough family chap and was killed in a waste baling machine.

I can't imagine... I feel for the family etc.

 

[Chae1]

You must have been lucky. Seen the pictures as part of H&S training where this had happened and the guy had died, slowly. Before his demise he had used his pen-knife to score a message to his family on the paintwork of the sower hopper.

Yeah. Luckily somebody out walking heard me shouting. Was on a outfarm so nobody else going about. My main focus was to stay calm and not panic. Those that know me know that isn't a strong point! I just shouted at top of my lungs 7 times. Then waited till I regained my breath then shouted again. The manitou was still running so difficult to be heard. Its interesting the things that go through your mind as you feel your body shutting down. I was very lucky we did exactly what your told not to. When I was found they moved the forklift. You shouldn't do this due to poisoned blood below pinch point going through your system and shutting you down. The emergency services took 40 minutes to arrive from the initial call. Luckily when they did arrive it was a helicopter too. So got to hospital very quickly.

 

[Zebbedee]

Yeah. Luckily somebody out walking heard me shouting. Was on a outfarm so nobody else going about. My main focus was to stay calm and not panic. Those that know me know that isn't a strong point! I just shouted at top of my lungs 7 times. Then waited till I regained my breath then shouted again. The manitou was still running so difficult to be heard. Its interesting the things that go through your mind as you feel your body shutting down. I was very lucky we did exactly what your told not to. When I was found they moved the forklift. You shouldn't do this due to poisoned blood below pinch point going through your system and shutting you down. The emergency services took 40 minutes to arrive from the initial call. Luckily when they did arrive it was a helicopter too. So got to hospital very quickly.

Lucky guy

 

[Dave6170]

My dad won't take a mobile phone with him ever! Has 3 or 4 lying in a drawer in the kitchen. It drives mum mad, he goes off to our hill ewes with the quad and might not be back for hours. And we know he has tipped the quad once before because it came back with bent handlebars.
Wonder if we can get some sort of a GPS tracker injected in the back of his neck?!

 

[B'o'B]

My dad won't take a mobile phone with him ever! Has 3 or 4 lying in a drawer in the kitchen. It drives mum mad, he goes off to our hill ewes with the quad and might not be back for hours. And we know he has tipped the quad once before because it came back with bent handlebars.
Wonder if we can get some sort of a GPS tracker injected in the back of his neck?!

Get one fitted to the quad and forget to tell him.