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Farmer Crushed In Hay Baler, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Farmer Crushed In Hay Baler, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Fatality Case Reports--Tractors/Logging
A 32-year-old farmer was killed when he was crushed in a hay baler. The victim was operating a tractor, towing a round baler in an open field with gradually sloping terrain. Although the victim had been doing farm work since he was young and had experience operating square balers, his experience with this particular round baler was limited. The victim was found caught in the baler headfirst up to his waist. There were no witnesses to the incident. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. In order to prevent similar incidents, the KY FACE investigators concluded that:
- PTO's should …