Bad year for tractor accidents here

   / Bad year for tractor accidents here #1  

Taylortractornut

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Iuka Mississippi USA
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This year we've had 4 bad tractor or mower accidents that left people dead. I knew 3 of them well. This spring a long time friend and farmer Tommy Pounders was working on his bushhog and had it blocked up. Something caused the lift to drop and his block slipped. He was crushed under the stump jumper. His wife and daughter found him.

Then a highschool friends father 77 was mowing with a ztr near a creek and the mower fell 12 feet landing on top of him in the creek. In the next county a young guy rolled a tractor on top of him a few weeks a ago.

Last night got a call that a friends cousin was bushhogging and died. Not sure of the tractor but he was found by his wife under the running tractor that was in gear and the cutter was still engaged and he wS pinned to the bottom exhaust. Between the cutter and tractor deceased. Most were experienced farmers and operators. Seems like it's been a bad year for this small county
 
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   / Bad year for tractor accidents here #2  
Tractor death are low in our area which is good,but ATV are climbing fast tho.
 
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Sorry to hear about those deaths. Unfortunately "experience" can lead to "complacency"...which can lead to serious accidents. This is true of any profession. However when working with heavy equipment the accidents can be deadly.
 
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Sad to hear. Safety needs to be on ones mind at all times.

My condolences to the family and friends of these people.
 
   / Bad year for tractor accidents here #5  
Sorry to hear you have had so many accidents so close to home. I know that accidents and awareness of accidents always has be take a step back and think about my actions. My condolences to all those touched by these accidents.
 

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