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 each report 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.


Report No.	Incident State	Title

2008MI134	MI	Farmer entangled in unguarded rotating motor drive-shaft on farm-modified ear-corn elevator.
2008IA081	IA	Farmer crushed by corn head when disengaging it from combine.
2006MN009	MN	Farmer dies after he became caught in the rollers of a corn picker.
2005OR028	OR	Bulldozer movement kills operator standing on track.
2005OK038	OK	A farmer was killed while bypass-starting his tractor.
2005OK019	OK	A farmer was killed while bypass-starting his tractor.
2005NY001	NY	Teenage farm worker dies during silage defacer entanglement.
2005MN046	MN	Farmer dies after being injured while attempting to pull a machine from a wet field.
2005MN036	MN	Farm youth dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon.
2005MN010	MN	Farm youth dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon.
2005MI089	MI	Retired teacher/farmer dies when pinned under overturned tractor.
2005MI064	MI	Farmer pinned under left rear tire of industrial tractor-loader with backhoe.
2005IA034	IA	Farmer crushed against tractor tire by gravity flow wagon box while unhitching.
2005IA027	IA	Farmer killed when raised front-end loader bucket attachment falls.
2005IA022	IA	Man, 29, died when tractor with front-end loader full of rocks overturned.
2005IA002	IA	Farmer pitched from cart that tipped while being unloaded by grain vacuum.
2004WI067	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned under his tractor that rolled over on an incline.
2004WI019	WI	Farmer dies when tractor rolls over on sloped terrain.
2004OR007	OR	Nursery laborer killed in skid-steer loader.
2004NY077	NY	Farm owner dies during tractor overturn.
2004MN002	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned by bucket of skid loader.
2004MI176	MI	6-year-old youth dies when he was run over by a skid-steer loader driven by his 9-year-old brother.
2004MI108	MI	Farmer died when run over by rear wheel when he started the tractor while standing on the ground.
2004MI093	MI	Farmer died when run over by tractor's rear wheel and chopper.
2004IA060	IA	53-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft.
2004IA059	IA	45-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft.
2004IA021	IA	Farmer run over by tractor and rotary cutter.
2004IA019	IA	Farm boy dies in ATV rollover while helping father chop silage.
2004IA006	IA	Farmer dies when entangled in old flight elevator PTO shaft.
2003WV044	WV	Tractor owner dies after being pinned by tractor attachment which fell on him during disassembly in West Virginia.
2003WI092	WI	Farm worker dies when he falls from tractor seat.
2003WI080	WI	Farmer dies when skid steer loader rolls over him after it plunged over edge of bluff.
2003WI059	WI	Dairy farmer dies 15 days after all-terrain vehicle rolled over him.
2003WI050	WI	Farmer dies when pinned between frame and bucket of a skid steer loader.
2003WI001	WI	Farmer fell into auger of manure spreader while scraping the tank.
2003OR019	OR	Farmer is killed when he falls beneath moving combine.
2003OK032	OK	A farmer was killed when he was run over by a combine.
2003NY049	NY	Farm worker dies during forage chopper entanglement.
2003NE027	NE	Irrigation system serviceman electrocuted.
2003NE022	NE	Farmer electrocuted exiting grain bin.
2003MN021	MN	Farm youth dies after tractor she was driving rolled over on her.
2003MN015	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the hopper of a rock picker.
2003MN008	MN	Farm worker dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft.
2003MI202	MI	Farmer died when crushed between tractor steering wheel and enclosed feed auger.
2003MI134	MI	Farmer died when tractor overturns to side while on a hill.
2003MI103	MI	Farmer dies when tractor with front-end loader overturns in ditch and pins him.
2003MI098	MI	Farmer dies when pinned by flail mower.
2003MI067	MI	Farmer dies when he was pinned between the tractor seat and a tree in a ditch near his soybean field.
2003MI066	MI	Farmer dies when he is crushed under overturned tractor in ditch.
2003MI053	MI	Farm owner crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades and untangling wire wrapped on cutting blades.
2003MI052	MI	Farm youth died when he became entangled in an unguarded PTO shaft.
2003KY087	KY	Laborer dies when caught in arms of a skidsteer loader.
2003KY073	KY	Bulldozer owner/operator drowns while trying to repair a pond.
2003IA072	IA	Overturn of a tractor with ROPS folded down kills operator.
2003IA060	IA	Farmer crushed in machine shed doorway while using skid-steer loader (revised).
2003IA056	IA	Farmer killed in tractor rollover while setting a fence post.
2003IA054	IA	Farmer crushed under bucket of a skid-steer loader.
2003IA035	IA	Tractor operator run over and killed while making repairs.
2003IA022	IA	Tractor with cable hitched to tow brush overturned rearward on farmer.
2003IA020	IA	Teenager dies in tractor overturn when home-made rollbar fails.
2002WI058	WI	Youth killed in tractor roll-over while moving large hay bales.
2002WI054	WI	Farmer dies when pinned between arm and frame of a skid steer loader.
2002NY060	NY	Elderly part-time farmer dies during fall and subsequent runover by tractor and attached brush-hog.
2002NY059	NY	Farmer dies after backhoe crushing incident.
2002NY023	NY	Part-time farm worker dies during tractor overturn.
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.
2002IA050	IA	Young farmer crushed under rolling silage wagon.
2001WI019	WI	Farmer dies when skidsteer loader overturns.
2001MN054	MN	Farmer dies after being crushed beneath the header of a combine.
2001MN049	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
2001MN004	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft.
2001IA005	IA	Farmer caught and killed by input shaft of roller mill.
2000WI113	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned under drawbar while fueling tractor.
2000WI039	WI	Beef farmer pinned under overturned all-terrain vehicle in Wisconsin.
2000WI037	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned between bucket and frame of a skid-steer loader.
2000WI025	WI	Youth farm worker pinned under overturned horse-drawn manure sled.
2000NE005	NE	Worker crushed by tanker.
2000MN036	MN	Farm worker dies after being engulfed in wheat in semi-truck box in Minnesota.
2000MN029	MN	Farm youth dies after falling from and being run over by tractor in Minnesota.
2000MN014	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the header of a combine in Minnesota.
2000MN008	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by a tractor.
1999WI079	WI	Farmer thrown from tractor and run over by hay baler in Wisconsin.
1999WI055	WI	Farmer dies after tractor overturns and pins him beneath tractor seat in Wisconsin.
1999WI038	WI	Farm worker dies after tractor overturns.
1999WI037	WI	Farm worker dies after being struck by a flywheel of a haybaler.
1999WI030	WI	Farmer dies after being pinned under overturned tractor in Wisconsin.
1999WI012	WI	Farmer dies after he was entangled in the driveline shaft of a manure spreader.
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.
1999NE009	NE	Farmer crushed by stock shredder.
1999MN029	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned between large bale and tractor loader.
1999MN027	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned beneath the front of skid-steer loader.
1999IA011	IA	Farmer crushed to death under broken corn planter.
1999IA010	IA	Operator of three-wheeled agricultural sprayer was killed when machine overturned.
1999IA003	IA	Youth farm worker is killed when he becomes entangled in PTO driveline of an old grinder-mixer.
1999CA009	CA	Forklift operator dies when his straddle fork overturns and crushes him in California.
1998WI065	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in machine shed.
1998NE029	NE	Tractor overturn kills temporary worker.
1998NE001	NE	Shop worker run over by tractor.
1998MN059	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a rotating shaft of a beet lifter.
1998MN039	MN	Farmer dies after becoming caught in barn cleaning system.
1998MN031	MN	Farm equipment worker dies after being struck by frame of sprayer.
1998MN018	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1998KY024	KY	Farmer run over by tractor.
1998IA073	IA	Farmer is run over by a tractor while starting it when not In the operator's seat.
1998IA056	IA	Farmer crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades.
1998IA048	IA	Farmer falls to his death from a combine during maintenance.
1998IA035	IA	Farmer suffocates under grain while using a grain vacuum.
1997WI112	WI	Farmer dies after being pinned between the bucket and frame of a skid steer loader.
1997NE045	NE	Farmer crushed in stacker.
1997MN045	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in a power-take-off shaft.
1997MN043	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1997MN038	MN	Farmer youth dies after being run over by a grass seeder.
1997MN024	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1997MN011	MN	Farmer dies from burn injuries after tractor he was driving caught fire.
1997KY044	KY	Tractor/baler operator killed in entanglement.
1997IA031	IA	Farmer crushed under a skid-steer loader bucket.
1996NJ077	NJ	Dairy farmer killed in cattle feeding machine incident.
1996MN093	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1996MN088	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1996MN076	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the rotating drive mechanism of a baler.
1996MN071	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1996MN070	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1996MN055	MN	Pea combine operator/cleaner dies after being run over by pea combine.
1996MN049	MN	Farmer dies of injuries sustained while trying to stop a rolling tractor.
1996MN040	MN	Farmer dies after being struck by a chain used to pull a machine from a field.
1996MN039	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a forage wagon.
1996MN004	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the unloading beaters of a silage feed wagon.
1996KY071	KY	Farmer killed when caught in hay baler.
1996KY009	KY	Farmer strangled by jacket caught on exposed auger shaft.
1996IA041	IA	Farmer crushed under corn planter while changing flat tire - Iowa.
1996IA015	IA	Farmer is killed by skid-steer loader when it rolls into creekbed - Iowa.
1995WI108	WI	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded driveline on a corn auger in Wisconsin.
1995WI102	WI	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded PTO unit on corn sheller in Wisconsin.
1995WI097	WI	Tractor runs over farmer after he dismounts to repair jammed hay baler.
1995WI096	WI	Farmer dies from being entangled in unguarded PTO unit on hay elevator.
1995WI082	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farm field in Wisconsin.
1995WI073	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farmyard in Wisconsin.
1995WI062	WI	Office assistant at sod farm dies when forklift slides into ditch and she is pinned in.
1995WI049	WI	Part-time farmer dies when tractor rolls over on hillside and pins him underneath.
1995WI043	WI	Farm worker dies after tractor rolls and she is pinned under the tractor tire.
1995WI008	WI	Farmer entangled in rotating driveline shaft of portable feed grinder/mixer.
1995WI003	WI	Farmer dies of entanglement in corn picker/husker.
1995MO073	MO	Farmer killed while working on square hay baler.
1995MN071	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1995MN070	MN	Farmer dies after being pinned between tractor tire and hayrack.
1995MN069	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by tractor and stalk chopper.
1995MN068	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in the drive mechanism of a snow blower.
1995MN061	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving tipped over backward.
1995MN049	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1995MN046	MN	Farmer youth dies after being struck by a loader bucket.
1995MN039	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1995MN032	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1995MN031	MN	Farmer dies after being struck by silo blower pipe discharge chute.
1995MN028	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1995MN007	MN	Farm equipment mechanic dies from injuries sustained after tractor overturned.
1995MN006	MN	Hired farm worker dies after being crushed by a stalk chopper.
1995MN002	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1995KY126	KY	Farmer dies in cornpicker.
1995IA042	IA	Farmer slips while climbing into tractor and is run over and killed.
1995IA035	IA	Farmer dies after getting caught in auger of a combine header.
1995IA017	IA	Farmer dies when a tree falls on him from a front end loader.
1995IA009	IA	12 year old boy dies from a tractor rollover in a roadside ditch.
1995IA006	IA	Retired farmer dies in barnyard from tractor rollover.
1995IA001	IA	Farmer dies while cleaning foot pedals of skid-steer loader.
1994NJ141	NJ	Farm mechanic run over while servicing a tractor.
1994MN074	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by tractor.
1994MN052	MN	Farmer dies after being struck by a field drag section.
1994MN051	MN	Farmer dies after being crushed by building he was moving.
1994MN048	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1994MN044	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in hay baler.
1994MN041	MN	Farm youth dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1994MN039	MN	Farm youth dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1994MN033	MN	Farmer dies from becoming entangled in an unshielded auger.
1994MN029	MN	Farmer dies after tractor he was driving rolled over on him.
1994MN028	MN	Farmer dies after being run over by a tractor he was driving.
1993MN066	MN	Farmer suffers fatal crushing injuries when caught between a loader's hydraulic cylinder and its body frame.
1993MN063	MN	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in hay baler.
1993MN006	MN	Farmer dies after falling off a tractor.
1992WI110	WI	19 year old International Future Farmers of America exchange student dies after crushing injuries following fall from tractor.
1992WI102	WI	Farmer killed after fall from and run over by a moving windrower.
1992CO025	CO	A farm owner/operator in Colorado died of suffocation when his clothing became entangled in the machinery he was attempting to adjust.