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Farm accidents claim four lives in three weeks
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<blockquote data-quote="dowcow" data-source="post: 7537167" data-attributes="member: 106876"><p>Bag of seed arrived with the two lifting loops tied together, presumably to allow the smaller bags of seed to be stacked on top and then the whole lot wrapped up with cellophane. Chucked the small bags off and lifted through what appeared to be a loop not realising the setup in the gloomy barn in the dawn light, as big bag had arrived on a pallet. Got it just off the pallet and backed up a meter or two and the tie joining the lifting loops snapped and the bag is on the floor. No harm done, go to lift this time from the actual loops, and manoeuvre and lift it above the drill.</p><p></p><p>I can't get the thought out of my head what would have happened if the tie hadn't snapped until a minute later, hoisted up above the drill with someone trying to untie the string at the bottom. That poor girl up in Scotland I think it was. I can't help wonder if this sort of setup led to that accident. </p><p></p><p>This wasn't caused by the proper lifting straps failing... this was because they had been joined together appearing like a lifting point but not actually being a lifting point. </p><p></p><p>Is there a correct procedure for opening these bags of seed without needing to be under them in some way? Neighbour has always used a hand held bucket to scoop seed from big bags off a trailer into his drill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dowcow, post: 7537167, member: 106876"] Bag of seed arrived with the two lifting loops tied together, presumably to allow the smaller bags of seed to be stacked on top and then the whole lot wrapped up with cellophane. Chucked the small bags off and lifted through what appeared to be a loop not realising the setup in the gloomy barn in the dawn light, as big bag had arrived on a pallet. Got it just off the pallet and backed up a meter or two and the tie joining the lifting loops snapped and the bag is on the floor. No harm done, go to lift this time from the actual loops, and manoeuvre and lift it above the drill. I can't get the thought out of my head what would have happened if the tie hadn't snapped until a minute later, hoisted up above the drill with someone trying to untie the string at the bottom. That poor girl up in Scotland I think it was. I can't help wonder if this sort of setup led to that accident. This wasn't caused by the proper lifting straps failing... this was because they had been joined together appearing like a lifting point but not actually being a lifting point. Is there a correct procedure for opening these bags of seed without needing to be under them in some way? Neighbour has always used a hand held bucket to scoop seed from big bags off a trailer into his drill. [/QUOTE]
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