Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.
State
FACE Reports: Machine Farming
The
following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Pub. Date | Report No. | State | Title |
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9/29/2023 | 2022CA004 | CA | Contract agricultural worker died after being engulfed by tons of nuts - California. |
2/6/2023 | 2023WA5254 | WA | Family dairy farm worker dies when tractor rolls down embankment. |
11/15/2022 | 2021CA003 | CA | Farm laborer died when struck by a tomato harvester - California. |
8/5/2022 | 2020NY025 | NY | Farm youth killed when caught in sweep auger inside a silo at family farm - New York. |
7/19/2022 | 2021CA002 | CA | A farm laborer died after he was caught in the rotating feed roller of a brush shredder. |
12/20/2019 | 2017MI142 | MI | Farm laborer run over by tractor with broken parking brake. |
12/20/2019 | 2018MI004 | MI | Farmer pinned between skid steer loader bucket and frame. |
10/22/2019 | 2017MI098 | MI | Farm owner drowned in ditch when tractor overturned to side and pinned him. |
9/13/2019 | 2017MI136 | MI | Farm laborer pinned by tree branch against his tractor seat. |
1/16/2019 | 2015MI104 | MI | Caretaker of a farm held in trust died due to a tractor overturn to the rear while moving downed tree. |
1/15/2019 | 2015MI086 | MI | Owner of farm land died due to a tractor run over. |
10/23/2018 | 2015MI031 | MI | Owner of farm land died due to a tractor overturn to the side into a ravine. |
10/23/2018 | 2015MI064 | MI | Owner of farm land pinned under tractor while clearing fence line. |
10/23/2018 | 2015MI066 | MI | Farmer starting tractor from ground run over by tractor. |
4/25/2018 | 2016MI149 | MI | Farmer died when clothing was entangled in a rotating power take off shaft. |
4/25/2018 | 2014MI118 | MI | Farm worker died when unsupported combine head fell onto him during repair activities in a bean field. |
4/4/2018 | 2014MI200 | MI | Farmer crushed under free standing grain bin struck by horses and/or manure spreader. |
5/24/2017 | 2013WA015 | WA | Orchard tractor operator dies when run over by rotary mower after falling from tractor. |
6/30/2015 | 2009WA04401 | WA | Orchard laborer dies after being struck and run over by dump trailer. |
3/4/2015 | 2013MI102 | MI | Airport manager killed when homemade drag struck him while smoothing a runway. |
12/1/2014 | 2013OR005 | OR | Vineyard worker killed in fall from trailer. |
5/1/2014 | 2013MI009 | MI | Assistant manager at fertilizer mixing facility dies when pinned under overturned 1972 tractor without a ROPS. |
2/11/2014 | 2012MI059 | MI | Land owner pinned by tractor bucket when working in ditch. |
11/18/2013 | 2008WA053 | WA | Orchard tractor operator dies when run over by trailer-mounted water tank towed by tractor. |
8/6/2013 | 2012MI008 | MI | Farm laborer died when struck by front end loader bucket. |
5/15/2013 | 2010MI122 | MI | Farmer pinned under driver's side front tire of a front-end loader. |
2/11/2013 | 2009WA047 | WA | Orchard laborer dies when crushed between a motor grader and semi-truck in Washington State. |
10/10/2012 | 2008IA081 | IA | Farmer crushed by corn head when disengaging it from combine. |
10/31/2011 | 2010MI075 | MI | Farmer run over by tractor during idle adjustment. |
10/7/2011 | 2010MI067 | MI | Volunteer mowing grass pinned by overturned tractor. |
10/20/2009 | 2008MI134 | MI | Farmer entangled in unguarded rotating motor drive-shaft on farm-modified ear-corn elevator. |
7/6/2009 | 2003IA022 | IA | Tractor with cable hitched to tow brush overturned rearward on farmer. |
12/23/2008 | 2004IA058 | IA | Farmer asphyxiated when entangled in drives of box-type manure spreader. |
6/22/2007 | 2004IA021 | IA | Farmer run over by tractor and rotary cutter. |
5/1/2007 | 2003IA060 | IA | Farmer crushed in machine shed doorway while using skid-steer loader (revised). |
4/27/2007 | 2005MI089 | MI | Retired teacher/farmer dies when pinned under overturned tractor. |
10/23/2006 | 2004NY010 | NY | Diary farm owner dies during manure pump (PTO) entanglement. |
8/31/2006 | 2005IA027 | IA | Farmer killed when raised front-end loader bucket attachment falls. |
8/29/2006 | 2005IA002 | IA | Farmer pitched from cart that tipped while being unloaded by grain vacuum. |
8/18/2006 | 2005IA022 | IA | Man, 29, died when tractor with front-end loader full of rocks overturned. |
6/15/2006 | 2005IA034 | IA | Farmer crushed against tractor tire by gravity flow wagon box while unhitching. |
5/30/2006 | 2006MN009 | MN | Farmer dies after he became caught in the rollers of a corn picker. |
5/15/2006 | 2005OR028 | OR | Bulldozer movement kills operator standing on track. |
2/17/2006 | 2005OK019 | OK | A farmer was killed while bypass-starting his tractor. |
1/26/2006 | 2004OR007 | OR | Nursery laborer killed in skid-steer loader. |
1/25/2006 | 2003WI059 | WI | Dairy farmer dies 15 days after all-terrain vehicle rolled over him. |
1/24/2006 | 2005MN046 | MN | Farmer dies after being injured while attempting to pull a machine from a wet field. |
1/17/2006 | 2005MI064 | MI | Farmer pinned under left rear tire of industrial tractor-loader with backhoe. |
10/5/2005 | 2005MN036 | MN | Farm youth dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon. |
9/17/2005 | 2004WI067 | WI | Farmer dies when he is pinned under his tractor that rolled over on an incline. |
8/16/2005 | 2004MI176 | MI | 6-year-old youth dies when he was run over by a skid-steer loader driven by his 9-year-old brother. |
8/16/2005 | 2003MI066 | MI | Farmer dies when he is crushed under overturned tractor in ditch. |
7/22/2005 | 2004IA019 | IA | Farm boy dies in ATV rollover while helping father chop silage. |
7/4/2005 | 2005NY001 | NY | Teenage farm worker dies during silage defacer entanglement. |
6/22/2005 | 2004IA006 | IA | Farmer dies when entangled in old flight elevator PTO shaft. |
6/17/2005 | 2003IA072 | IA | Overturn of a tractor with ROPS folded down kills operator. |
6/9/2005 | 2004WI019 | WI | Farmer dies when tractor rolls over on sloped terrain. |
6/8/2005 | 2004IA060 | IA | 53-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft. |
6/8/2005 | 2004IA059 | IA | 45-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft. |
4/29/2005 | 2005MN010 | MN | Farm youth dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon. |
4/19/2005 | 2004MI093 | MI | Farmer died when run over by tractor's rear wheel and chopper. |
3/27/2005 | 2004MI108 | MI | Farmer died when run over by rear wheel when he started the tractor while standing on the ground. |
1/10/2005 | 2003MI202 | MI | Farmer died when crushed between tractor steering wheel and enclosed feed auger. |
1/8/2005 | 2005OK038 | OK | A farmer was killed while bypass-starting his tractor. |
12/15/2004 | 2003MI134 | MI | Farmer died when tractor overturns to side while on a hill. |
11/5/2004 | 2003KY087 | KY | Laborer dies when caught in arms of a skidsteer loader. |
10/26/2004 | 2003MI103 | MI | Farmer dies when tractor with front-end loader overturns in ditch and pins him. |
9/15/2004 | 2003WI080 | WI | Farmer dies when skid steer loader rolls over him after it plunged over edge of bluff. |
9/8/2004 | 2003WI001 | WI | Farmer fell into auger of manure spreader while scraping the tank. |
9/3/2004 | 2003WI050 | WI | Farmer dies when pinned between frame and bucket of a skid steer loader. |
9/2/2004 | 2003WI092 | WI | Farm worker dies when he falls from tractor seat. |
8/30/2004 | 2003IA056 | IA | Farmer killed in tractor rollover while setting a fence post. |
8/17/2004 | 2003MI098 | MI | Farmer dies when pinned by flail mower. |
7/26/2004 | 2004MN002 | MN | Farmer dies after being pinned by bucket of skid loader. |
3/17/2004 | 2003MI052 | MI | Farm youth died when he became entangled in an unguarded PTO shaft. |
3/17/2004 | 2003MI053 | MI | Farm owner crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades and untangling wire wrapped on cutting blades. |
3/17/2004 | 2003IA054 | IA | Farmer crushed under bucket of a skid-steer loader. |
3/9/2004 | 2003IA035 | IA | Tractor operator run over and killed while making repairs. |
3/8/2004 | 2002IA050 | IA | Young farmer crushed under rolling silage wagon. |
3/7/2004 | 2003WV044 | WV | Tractor owner dies after being pinned by tractor attachment which fell on him during disassembly in West Virginia. |
3/6/2004 | 2003NY049 | NY | Farm worker dies during forage chopper entanglement. |
2/25/2004 | 2004NY077 | NY | Farm owner dies during tractor overturn. |
2/11/2004 | 2002WI058 | WI | Youth killed in tractor roll-over while moving large hay bales. |
2/6/2004 | 2003MN021 | MN | Farm youth dies after tractor she was driving rolled over on her. |
1/10/2004 | 2003MI067 | MI | Farmer dies when he was pinned between the tractor seat and a tree in a ditch near his soybean field. |
12/30/2003 | 2003NE027 | NE | Irrigation system serviceman electrocuted. |
12/13/2003 | 2002WI054 | WI | Farmer dies when pinned between arm and frame of a skid steer loader. |
11/17/2003 | 2003NE022 | NE | Farmer electrocuted exiting grain bin. |
11/15/2003 | 2003OK032 | OK | A farmer was killed when he was run over by a combine. |
10/10/2003 | 2003IA020 | IA | Teenager dies in tractor overturn when home-made rollbar fails. |
10/4/2003 | 2003OR019 | OR | Farmer is killed when he falls beneath moving combine. |
10/3/2003 | 2003MN015 | MN | Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the hopper of a rock picker. |
9/30/2003 | 2003KY073 | KY | Bulldozer owner/operator drowns while trying to repair a pond. |
8/12/2003 | 2002NY060 | NY | Elderly part-time farmer dies during fall and subsequent runover by tractor and attached brush-hog. |
7/29/2003 | 2003MN008 | MN | Farm worker dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft. |
5/19/2003 | 2002MI029 | MI | Farmer died after being struck while seated on the tractor by an unrestrained rectangular haylage bale that fell out of an elevated front-end loader bucket that independently elevated. |
4/8/2003 | 2002NY059 | NY | Farmer dies after backhoe crushing incident. |
1/25/2003 | 2002NY023 | NY | Part-time farm worker dies during tractor overturn. |
8/11/2002 | 2001WI019 | WI | Farmer dies when skidsteer loader overturns. |
10/1/2001 | 2001IA005 | IA | Farmer caught and killed by input shaft of roller mill. |
7/25/2001 | 2001MN004 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft. |
6/19/2001 | 2000MN036 | MN | Farm worker dies after being engulfed in wheat in semi-truck box in Minnesota. |
3/15/2001 | 2000MN008 | MN | Farmer dies after being run over by a tractor. |
2/27/2001 | 2001MN049 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
2/25/2001 | 2001MN054 | MN | Farmer dies after being crushed beneath the header of a combine. |
2/1/2001 | 2000WI037 | WI | Farmer dies when he is pinned between bucket and frame of a skid-steer loader. |
1/18/2001 | 1999TX020 | TX | A farm worker on a family run farm in Texas died when he was crushed by the basket of a cotton stripper as he stood in the engine compartment of the cotton stripper. |
1/17/2001 | 2000WI039 | WI | Beef farmer pinned under overturned all-terrain vehicle in Wisconsin. |
1/13/2001 | 2000WI113 | WI | Farmer dies when he is pinned under drawbar while fueling tractor. |
11/26/2000 | 2000MN029 | MN | Farm youth dies after falling from and being run over by tractor in Minnesota. |
11/3/2000 | 2000WI025 | WI | Youth farm worker pinned under overturned horse-drawn manure sled. |
11/3/2000 | 1999WI079 | WI | Farmer thrown from tractor and run over by hay baler in Wisconsin. |
11/1/2000 | 2000MN014 | MN | Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the header of a combine in Minnesota. |
10/14/2000 | 2000NE005 | NE | Worker crushed by tanker. |
9/9/2000 | 1999WI055 | WI | Farmer dies after tractor overturns and pins him beneath tractor seat in Wisconsin. |
3/10/2000 | 1999WI012 | WI | Farmer dies after he was entangled in the driveline shaft of a manure spreader. |
3/3/2000 | 1999CA009 | CA | Forklift operator dies when his straddle fork overturns and crushes him in California. |
2/18/2000 | 1999WI038 | WI | Farm worker dies after tractor overturns. |
1/26/2000 | 1999WI030 | WI | Farmer dies after being pinned under overturned tractor in Wisconsin. |
1/23/2000 | 1999WI037 | WI | Farm worker dies after being struck by a flywheel of a haybaler. |
12/16/1999 | 1999MN029 | MN | Farmer dies after being pinned between large bale and tractor loader. |
11/1/1999 | 1999IA011 | IA | Farmer crushed to death under broken corn planter. |
10/18/1999 | 1999MN027 | MN | Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the front of skid-steer loader. |
10/1/1999 | 1999IA010 | IA | Operator of three-wheeled agricultural sprayer was killed when machine overturned. |
9/1/1999 | 1998IA073 | IA | Farmer is run over by a tractor while starting it when not In the operator's seat. |
7/21/1999 | 1999NE009 | NE | Farmer crushed by stock shredder. |
7/13/1999 | 1998WI065 | WI | Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in machine shed. |
7/1/1999 | 1999IA003 | IA | Youth farm worker is killed when he becomes entangled in PTO driveline of an old grinder-mixer. |
2/18/1999 | 1998IA048 | IA | Farmer falls to his death from a combine during maintenance. |
1/17/1999 | 1998MN059 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a rotating shaft of a beet lifter. |
11/13/1998 | 1998NE029 | NE | Tractor overturn kills temporary worker. |
11/1/1998 | 1998IA035 | IA | Farmer suffocates under grain while using a grain vacuum. |
11/1/1998 | 1998IA056 | IA | Farmer crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades. |
11/1/1998 | 1998KY024 | KY | Farmer run over by tractor. |
10/22/1998 | 1998MN031 | MN | Farm equipment worker dies after being struck by frame of sprayer. |
9/28/1998 | 1998MN039 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming caught in barn cleaning system. |
9/3/1998 | 1997WI112 | WI | Farmer dies after being pinned between the bucket and frame of a skid steer loader. |
4/24/1998 | 1997MN045 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft. |
3/30/1998 | 1998MN018 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
2/18/1998 | 1998NE001 | NE | Shop worker run over by tractor. |
1/7/1998 | 1997NE045 | NE | Farmer crushed in stacker. |
12/30/1997 | 1997MN038 | MN | Farmer youth dies after being run over by a grass seeder. |
12/22/1997 | 1997MN043 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
11/1/1997 | 1997IA031 | IA | Farmer crushed under a skid-steer loader bucket. |
10/10/1997 | 1997MN024 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
8/28/1997 | 1997MN011 | MN | Farmer dies from burn injuries after tractor he was driving caught fire. |
6/26/1997 | 1997KY044 | KY | Tractor/baler operator killed in entanglement. |
4/30/1997 | 1996NJ077 | NJ | Dairy farmer killed in cattle feeding machine incident. |
3/20/1997 | 1996MN088 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
2/10/1997 | 1996MN076 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the rotating drive mechanism of a baler. |
2/1/1997 | 1996IA015 | IA | Farmer is killed by skid-steer loader when it rolls into creekbed - Iowa. |
2/1/1997 | 1996IA041 | IA | Farmer crushed under corn planter while changing flat tire - Iowa. |
1/23/1997 | 1996MN093 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
1/9/1997 | 1996KY071 | KY | Farmer killed when caught in hay baler. |
11/29/1996 | 1995WI096 | WI | Farmer dies from being entangled in unguarded PTO unit on hay elevator. |
11/29/1996 | 1995WI102 | WI | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded PTO unit on corn sheller in Wisconsin. |
11/29/1996 | 1995WI108 | WI | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded driveline on a corn auger in Wisconsin. |
11/26/1996 | 1996MN070 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
11/26/1996 | 1996MN071 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
10/28/1996 | 1996MN055 | MN | Pea combine operator/cleaner dies after being run over by pea combine. |
10/4/1996 | 1996MN049 | MN | Farmer dies of injuries sustained while trying to stop a rolling tractor. |
8/30/1996 | 1996MN040 | MN | Farmer dies after being struck by a chain used to pull a machine from a field. |
7/24/1996 | 1995WI097 | WI | Tractor runs over farmer after he dismounts to repair jammed hay baler. |
7/24/1996 | 1996MN039 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon. |
6/10/1996 | 1996MN004 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a silage feed wagon. |
5/24/1996 | 1995MN068 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the drive mechanism of a snow blower. |
5/24/1996 | 1995MN069 | MN | Farmer dies after being run over by tractor and stalk chopper. |
5/13/1996 | 1995IA042 | IA | Farmer slips while climbing into tractor and is run over and killed. |
5/9/1996 | 1996KY009 | KY | Farmer strangled by jacket caught on exposed auger shaft. |
5/2/1996 | 1995WI043 | WI | Farm worker dies after tractor rolls and she is pinned under the tractor tire. |
4/2/1996 | 1995WI082 | WI | Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farm field in Wisconsin. |
4/1/1996 | 1995IA035 | IA | Farmer dies after getting caught in auger of a combine header. |
3/30/1996 | 1995WI073 | WI | Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farmyard in Wisconsin. |
3/28/1996 | 1995MN070 | MN | Farmer dies after being pinned between tractor tire and hayrack. |
3/28/1996 | 1995MN071 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
3/19/1996 | 1995KY126 | KY | Farmer dies in cornpicker. |
2/26/1996 | 1995WI062 | WI | Office assistant at sod farm dies when forklift slides into ditch and she is pinned in. |
1/11/1996 | 1995WI049 | WI | Part-time farmer dies when tractor rolls over on hillside and pins him underneath. |
1/2/1996 | 1995MN049 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
1/2/1996 | 1995MN061 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving tipped over backward. |
12/24/1995 | 1995MO073 | MO | Farmer killed while working on square hay baler. |
12/5/1995 | 1995IA017 | IA | Farmer dies when a tree falls on him from a front end loader. |
11/30/1995 | 1995IA009 | IA | 12 Year old boy dies from a tractor rollover in a roadside ditch. |
11/13/1995 | 1995MN046 | MN | Farmer youth dies after being struck by a loader bucket. |
11/12/1995 | 1995IA006 | IA | Retired farmer dies in barnyard from tractor rollover. |
10/20/1995 | 1995WI003 | WI | Farmer dies of entanglement in corn picker/husker. |
10/11/1995 | 1995IA001 | IA | Farmer dies while cleaning foot pedals of skid-steer loader. |
10/10/1995 | 1995WI008 | WI | Farmer entangled in rotating driveline shaft of portable feed grinder/mixer. |
9/28/1995 | 1995MN028 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
9/28/1995 | 1995MN039 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
8/30/1995 | 1995MN031 | MN | Farmer dies after being struck by silo blower pipe discharge chute. |
8/29/1995 | 1995MN032 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
7/17/1995 | 1995MN006 | MN | Hired farm worker dies after being crushed by a stalk chopper. |
6/9/1995 | 1995MN007 | MN | Farm equipment mechanic dies from injuries sustained after tractor overturned. |
5/19/1995 | 1995MN002 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
4/17/1995 | 1994NJ141 | NJ | Farm mechanic run over while servicing a tractor. |
3/8/1995 | 1994MN074 | MN | Farmer dies after being run over by tractor. |
2/8/1995 | 1994MN039 | MN | Farm youth dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
12/22/1994 | 1994MN051 | MN | Farmer dies after being crushed by building he was moving. |
12/14/1994 | 1994MN033 | MN | Farmer dies from becoming entangled in an unshielded auger. |
12/14/1994 | 1994MN044 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in hay baler. |
12/14/1994 | 1994MN052 | MN | Farmer dies after being struck by a field drag section. |
12/3/1994 | 1994MN029 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
11/18/1994 | 1994MN028 | MN | Farmer dies after being run over by a tractor he was driving. |
11/4/1994 | 1994MN041 | MN | Farm youth dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
11/4/1994 | 1994MN048 | MN | Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him. |
4/13/1994 | 1993MN063 | MN | Farmer dies after becoming entangled in hay baler. |
3/11/1994 | 1993MN066 | MN | Farmer suffers fatal crushing injuries when caught between a loader's hydraulic cylinder and its body frame. |
1/16/1994 | 1993MN006 | MN | Farmer dies after falling off a tractor. |
9/17/1993 | 1992WI102 | WI | Farmer killed after fall from and run over by a moving windrower. |
8/19/1993 | 1992WI110 | WI | 19 Year old International Future Farmers of America exchange student dies after crushing injuries following fall from tractor. |
10/28/1992 | 1992CO025 | CO | A farm owner/operator in Colorado died of suffocation when his clothing became entangled in the machinery he was attempting to adjust. |
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