Dangerous Occupations "Farming"

[unbidden]

This below linked article is in my local paper today and apparently has been and is in many papers across the U.S. today. It's a quick interesting read.

The most dangerous jobs you?d think would be safe | MassCOSH

 

[Bison]

There is no substitute for common sense.
Sadly enough common sense is most uncommon these days.

There is no cure for stupidity,no matter what job one does.
Farmers often work alone so a mistake can be fatal.
Learn and live or die trying

 

[Mace Canute]

Having grown up on a farm, I've seen what a lot of farmers were like and I suspect a lot of them are still like that. I remember one time when we bought a new combine. First thing the step-father's older brother wanted to do was remove a bunch of shields! From the operators position, you couldn't see anything better with them removed or not so removing them was useless but he had it in his head that it was necessary. Another thing with farmers is some do a lot of things with no real understanding of physics or cause and effect, then when something goes wrong, it's "Why did that happen!?" They often sacrifice speed for safety too, even when they do know better. That's when their "Safety Program" depends on sheer blind luck rather than good planning. They also have little training other than what they learn from their dads...and if dad wasn't a safe worker, chances are the son isn't going to be one either. It's no wonder their safety record sucks when compared to other occupations.

 

[Soundguy]

and then there are the oops! accidents that just get all of us on the farm.

I've had my left wrist in a brace for 2 weeks, and now right thumb in a splint for 10 days after trying to cut it off.

slipped bry bar on former, and sheet metal on the latter....

soundguy

 

[SPYDERLK]

and then there are the oops! accidents that just get all of us on the farm.

I've had my left wrist in a brace for 2 weeks, and now right thumb in a splint for 10 days after trying to cut it off.

slipped bry bar on former, and sheet metal on the latter....

soundguy

Know what you mean. Wished you were wearing leather?
larry

 

[looknlearn]

Belts are also dangerous. I am normally careful but the other day a turned the pulley on the front of my tractor with gloves on and it kicked, caught my glove and pulled my fingers into the belt. One finger broke then the belt popped off.
Accidents happen(though I could have easily avoided mine) and even though you think you are being careful, when you are often around old, unshielded machinery it's easy to get to comfortable.

 

[Soundguy]

Know what you mean. Wished you were wearing leather?
larry

the pry bar qoulda got me either way.. but yeah.. i WISH I had been wearing gloves handling that sheet metal.. FOR SURE!

soundguy

 

[jonlouie]

Don't forget safety equipment even on your own place

 

[bigbull338]

ill just say it most farm accadents arnt caused by being dumb.there caused by doing something dangerious with the pto running that most farmers have done 100 times.example people stepping over pto shafts.theres things weve all done that wasnt safe or smart but yet weve done them.my bad habit is working alone.if something happened no 1 would know it till they thought it was time for me tobe in.

 

[Soundguy]

i've done some brash things. I'll even step off the tractor, pto on mower engaged. but stepping over a running shaft? I'm not brave enough for that..


soundguy

 

[Bison]

i've done some brash things. I'll even step off the tractor, pto on mower engaged. but stepping over a running shaft? I'm not brave enough for that.. soundguy

Smart fella :thumbsup:
It has nothing to do with being brave..,but everything with using your brains

 

[Soundguy]

i shouldn't even step off with the mower powered as it could throw a blade or pick up something and throw it.. but I takes my chances sometimes. but ropen belts and shafts.. naw.. too rich for my blood. I don't stand around live steam setups either.. was at a show where a boiler exploded.. i was plenty far away and only 'heard' it.. glad I wasn't near it.

soundguy

 

[bigbull338]

i know of 2 things involing ptos running.1,a guy i know was baling hay an his baler clogged throwing hay up in front of the belts.so he got off tractor to throw the hay out of the way.an the belts caught his hand breaking his thumb before he could pull his hand out.2. another guy i know of stepped over a running pto shaft todo something,an it caught his pants leg an shatter his knee.3.then i know a girl that had real long hair.an she was digging postholes an her hair got caught in the pto thus ripping her hair out by the roots.

 

[Thames Jones]

There is no substitute for common sense.
Sadly enough common sense is most uncommon these days.

There is no cure for stupidity,no matter what job one does.
Farmers often work alone so a mistake can be fatal.
Learn and live or die trying

As it involves very hard labor work and might cause various unexpected disease, farmers surviving from chemical, large hostile forces and important thing is they can't get emergency first aid treatment if something happens.

 

[easygo]

I have a neighbor with a badly mangled thumb from a wood splitter. I also have a wood chipper that took off 2 1/2 of the previous owner's fingers. Needless to say I treat that thing with a lot of respect. The first thing I did was to make a rake that fits under the chipper as that is how he lost his fingers pulling the chips away with his gloved hand. He said it took about 1/4 of a second to get them shredded up.

 

[J_J]

Using a Bear Cat chipper, I did the same thing with a gloved hand. Just wanted to brush the chips away from the grate. Sliced my finger real good. Don't know how it happened, as the hole is smaller than my finger.

That was not as bad as me running my finger through a motorcycle chain sprocket. Was lubing the chain, and just rolled my finger up into the socket. I can tell you, it really really hurt, and then I had to unroll the sprocket. Wow, what pain.

 

[mjarrels]

Most dangerous 4.5 acres is on a aircraft carrier flight deck. Always something moving and moving FAST.

mark

 

[Soundguy]

i think farming surpassed military service at some point.. making that ACD not so bad when looking at injuries per capita reported in those fields..

soundguy

 

[easygo]

Most dangerous 4.5 acres is on a aircraft carrier flight deck. Always something moving and moving FAST.

mark

Yeah. I'm sure. I doubt however that it would take several hour or even days for someone to come to your help in case they notice you are not there. It takes a lot of willpower to drag oneself back to civilization with a broken or missing leg or bashed in rib cage.
I refer to people working by themselves out in a field or in the woods. Happened before and a many don't make it.

I have never been on or even seen an aircraft carrier but I would believe it is heck of a good place to get hurt.