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Front End Loader Overturns On Seed/Fertilizer Store Owner, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Front End Loader Overturns On Seed/Fertilizer Store Owner, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
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A 53-year-old farmer and partner in a seed and fertilizer business was loading fertilizer for a customer. He was driving the store's old front end loader, which had no roll over protective structure (ROPS) or seatbelt. After coming around to the back of the building where fertilizer was stored, he failed to turn the loader into the bin; instead it continued forward almost 50 feet to a ditch. When the front tire went over the edge of the ditch, the loader overturned, coming to rest on top of the victim. He died within minutes.
In order to prevent similar incidents, …